Monthly Archives: September 2016

WHAT I’M WATCHING: ASCENSION

ASCENSION Drama, Sci-Fi | TV Mini-Series (2014)                                                                                           (on Netflix) “A young woman’s murder causes the subjects of a century-long mission to populate a new world to question the true nature of the project as they approach the point of no … Continue reading

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GRIEF, a poem

  It still comes With the surprise of a cut finger Sliced by a sharp knife, Deep and acute;  Or slashed by a dull blade, Ragged and hurting, The memory of loss.  

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MORE ZUCCHETTA PHOTOS

                 With the onset of rain here in Portland, the zucchetta vines are going crazy. They have snaked throughout my garden and into my trees, dangling their long squash like semi-obscene fruit. The blossoms, still gorgeous, are fewer now, … Continue reading

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City-State: 101, reblogged from The Dystopian Nation of City-State

I am not usually vocally political, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have an opinion or notice what’s going on around me. The following blog post caught my attention. Here is something to think about: Reblogged from The Dystopian Nation of … Continue reading

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CAT’S PAW, A PREVIEW AND A DEDICATION TO OUR CATS WHO HAVE PASSED

I’m announcing last call to get your kitty memorialized in the dedication of my new Crazy Cat Lady cozy mystery, Cat’s Paw, launching in November. This is what the dedication looks like so far: “The grief of losing a pet … Continue reading

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SEPTEMBER SPLENDOR, photographs

                    These photographs were taken on Willamette River houseboats. The temperature was perfect; the sky, clear and blue. The last days of summer are always the sweetest.    

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LIFE STAGES: WHEN KITTY IS GONE

A home is never so empty as when one has lost a beloved cat. Even if there are other pets still present, chances are they feel the loss as well. If kitty went peacefully, there will be empty beds, forsaken … Continue reading

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THE FACE OF ICARUS: A STAR TREK SHORT FICTION TRIBUTE

“Do you have eyes on him, Mr. Sulu?” “Yes, Captain. Status unchanged. He’s still out there.” “Just like an Russian pugolovka,” Chekov mused. “I can’t see how he’s doing it.” The three Star Fleet Officers, along with everyone else on … Continue reading

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9 YEARS SINCE MY LAST DRINK

    Quitting drinking is hard, and doubly so for alcoholics. First off we must detox, a painful, stressful, anxiety-causing process; then we have to change the habit. For those of us whose social persona is built on who we … Continue reading

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CAT FACE GATE

                My husband is a carpenter so, as with the shoemaker whose children had no shoes, we often go with out the repairs and remodels he so artfully does for others. Then one day he built … Continue reading

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