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Your comments jingle like silver dollars in the slot machine of my heart.

  • Member since Sep 15, 2006
  • Karkin, California
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I live in a small town in Northern California, in a building that dates from the 1860s (a former Chinese gambling parlor and bordello, I'm told, although no one is getting lucky here lately). My place is very close to the water's edge, so I can look out my window and see the new bridge, which is always lit up at night, and watch big cargo ships from the Far East gliding across the channel. If you pay attention, you can hear--and see--trains rattling along under the hills across the water.

I trained as a journalist and have worked variously as a freelance writer, editor, copy editor, and proofreader. I also studied creative writing, and while I am not demonstrably ambitious, I hope to make a meaningful contribution to the world of letters before I die. Meaningful to me, anyway. I work part-time in the evenings as a reading and writing tutor. During the day, I homeschool my son and try to steal time to write. I love books, funny movies, and hanging out with my kids.

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Plinth
Plinth said:
Posted twice even. V. tired. V read more
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Plinth
Plinth said:
And do keep posting. For yourself, of course, but it's a pleasure for the rest of us as well. read more
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karen
karen said:
I feel your pain. Don't worry about the visit. I'm starting to believe there are more people like us (not... read more
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Plinth
Plinth said:
I remembering doing NaNoWriMo a few years back, but I'm not sure I made the 50K words required. I do... read more
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