Archived Posts from: April, 2008

When I’m Not Marathoning…

Apr

2008

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Yep, I had signed up to walk the half-marathon course in the Music City Marathon, which runs today. I dropped out, for reasons mentioned before. In hindsight, it was a good decision. I had a horrible night, woke up sore and cranky, stopped up with allergies, and just in general in a lousy mood. I [...]

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Ch-ch-ch-changes

Apr

2008

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Yeah, I have a little David Bowie in my head this morning…
Thanks to everyone who’s asked about the layoffs at Thomas Nelson this week. I still have the day job. Morale is beginng to recover. Obviously, not a lot of productive work has occurred as the ones leaving have said their farewells, cleaned offices, and [...]

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Three

Apr

2008

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They say such things come in threes. Good. Bad. Those events that snag our attention and hold on with clutching claws, usually around our heart. My ancestors, the Welsh (Celts) had this down to a fine art, and I suppose that still echoes around us. Sometimes we embrace them. Sometimes we wish they would simply [...]

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And I was doing so well….

Apr

2008

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Deadlines tend to suck the energy right out of my life. They stress me to the point of acid reflux, they swallow interest in almost everything around me, and they make me want to procrastinate, which I once had a counselor tell me that was my little attempt at controlling my life.
Hm. Let’s not go [...]

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Writerly Crushes

Apr

2008

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I don’t know a writer who doesn’t have them, these moments (sometimes years) of adoration for writers whose work you admire. You study them, you read everything they write, you deconstruct their books and stories to see what makes them tick.
You do NOT, however, want to write like them. You shouldn’t. You should write like [...]

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About Face

Apr

2008

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Hard to believe it’s been a week since I posted about Jason. Thank you, to the ladies who posted. I did go to the visitation at the church, which was packed with kids his age. As I was surveying the crowd, one mom said to me, about the kids, “I just hope they’re paying attention.”
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