Category Archives: newsy

now it’s here

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Deanna

I sat up, awake, not sure where I was. There was some urgency, something wrong, but I couldn’t think what. Maisa’s white bedclothes rose and fell slightly with her breathing. Only a dream. I slipped out of bed and found my socks. It was daylight out. The bedroom felt dim and stale. Maisa had pulled … Continue reading →

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the viking will do

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Deanna

Last weekend the Scandinavian Festival arrived in Junction City, Oregon for its annual to-do. Since I now work in an office on the Festival’s main drag, I worked the Festival, remaining open as a baby nursing and diaper changing station. Saw lots of wee folk and their parents. Parents of a brand new little person … Continue reading →

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relief today

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Deanna

Today one of my semi-regular guest blog posts is up at Relief. You may notice I tossed three blogger/writer friends’ links into the salad. A few sprouts, too; at least the mention of them. Here’s to pondering the end of the world as we know it.

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shoulder length or longer

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Deanna

Watching BBC news last night, I learned some of the story of Hair in Great Britain. I recalled listening to the musical’s LP at home with my parents in the 70s. The production was a groovy thing, I thought. I didn’t see it and would have been rather scandalized, I’m sure, if I had. For … Continue reading →

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down in the valley

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Deanna

Up on the hill. Life moves swiftly/slowly, and people shuffle and leap. Saturday, the sun was saying, “I’m still up here.” The breeze blew, not from Alaska, but from somewhere south of Yreka. My feet and calves and shins and every part (except my knees) itched to climb. One problem. I was on my own. … Continue reading →

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wednesday’s commercial word

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Deanna

I didn’t plan to get one. Honest. But now I’m glad I stole it that night. We were enjoying KLSR-TV’s annual Christmas dinner, and the traditional gift steal game began. The first opened gift, promptly snatched by newslady Natasha Chughtai, was a leopard-patterned snuggie. Those blankets with arms looked kind of nifty on the infomercials. … Continue reading →

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hearty story

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Deanna

My blog’s date is in the military (and faraway places) style, with the day preceding the month. I’ve tried to make it regular American, to no avail. But as Tim says, I should prefer it; it’s logical that way. Tim was in the Navy long ago, when we were first married. I’ve written another online-accepted … Continue reading →

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out in

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Deanna

Every year it happens. Just when everybody else revs up in excitement over NaNoWriMo, NaBloPoMo, and all the other greatest things to do in and around cyberland, I start to chill out. Or maybe it’s cozy up. Today our fire burned clear, strong, blithely, and glowingly throughout the hours, while chili simmered in the slow … Continue reading →

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once again…

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Deanna

…he did it. Last year, the economy motivated his trick: His boss didn’t even recognize him. This time, a loan from a friend, inspired use of his brush cutter, and kudos to a Buffy episode made him trickier than ever: He scared off a delivery guy. First prize, two years running. And I get to … Continue reading →

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cadence change

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Deanna

Simultaneously the huge, round spider and I frightened one another. On a precarious stool out front I swiped the big window, dislodging the unsuspecting arachnid. I’m sure she exclaimed something spiderish, while I said, “Oh! Ah! Ah!” and jumped backward. She scrambled beneath the window sill to remain completely hidden while I finished spraying, wiping, … Continue reading →

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