Babysitting
I offered to look after Peter and Marlene’s kids so that they could go out on a date. The kids were absolute angels for me and went to bed without fussing. Remarkable. I’m heading back to Portland tomorrow. Yay!
Journal
Life in the City
Sarah, Jodi, Sam and I hung around in Greenwich Village and the East Village for most of the afternoon. We took Sarah to Pizza in a real NYC pizza joint (recommended by a native) and then to have a canoli. Good fun. As I was heading back up to catch the train for Katonah, I
Happy Fourth of July
I went with Jodi, Sam, Sarah and Jonathan to a Independence Day party on a rooftop terrace on Broadway and Chambers, overlooking town hall. We were level with the fireworks. When they began it was really amazing, but quickly became comic. Because we were so far off the ground, we wound up getting all the
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Fun Party
The party at Peter and Marlene’s was a lot of fun. Sooooo much food. My cakes and cookies went over well. Afterwards I rode back into the City with Jodi and Sam. We’re going to hang out tomorrow and go to July 4th party on a rooftop. Should be fun.
Writing & baking fiend
The last two days I’ve been writing and baking. Well, actually the baking only happened today, but I made a Breton butter cake and a batch of Almond macaroons. Here are the first thirteen lines of the story I wrote today. It’s only 500 words, and I’d be happy to send anyone the rest if
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Getting caught in travel karma
This time, I don’t think it was my travel karma, I think I got caught in someone else’s bad luck. As you might recall, yesterday I was taking the train to NYC to meet friends for dinner. It was sprinkling a little, so I took an umbrella as I left the house (at 5:00 p.m.)
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Turning the brain off
Yesterday, I turned my brain off and just relaxed. Peter and family are away in the Hamptons so I have their entire rambling 1905 Craftsman home to myself. It’s very peaceful. Today we’ve had thunderstorms, which I have missed. The first serious clap of thunder made me jump; I’d forgotten how loud it can be.
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Audition
I came to NYC for an audition today. It was a bit crazy. Imagine a room of thirty puppeteers, most of whom know each other, and then realize that there are only three parts available. So there was this curious mix of cameraderie and cut-throat craziness. They cut the group after about four hours, and
Safely in N.Y.
l arrived in NYC at 5:30 this morning. After travelling from JFK airport to Grand Central to the Linz Home in Katonah, I am about to fall asleep. I think I will.
Boot Camp is over
This was an amazing experience. I wrote a story here, that I truly believe I would not have been able to write before the workshop. I hope that I retain even half of what I learned. The first two days we were in a lecture with about fifty other people. At the end of Day
Posts may be scarce
I’m getting on a plane to Utah, this morning, for Orson Scott Card’s Literary Boot Camp. I may not have time or access to post. Brace yourselves
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Willamette Radio fully operational again
I finally have WRW back up fully. I’ll still need to put some of the modifications back on the board, but since those only affect me as administrator, I’m counting my work as “done enough.” This evening we had Don and Wayne over for wine and a light meal. For Rob’s birthday, Don had given
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Audio recording of “Rampion”
I almost for got in my frustrations of yesterday. I got an email from The First Line yesterday. Hi, Mary – We’d like to use your story Rampion for an upcoming edition of TFL on Tape. I don’t know if you have the ability to read and record the story yourself, but if you do,
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Other Hand revised
Well, Other Hand Productions now has a new front page to replace the one eaten by nasty computer code. I will slowly redo the remaining pages on the website to match the new aesthetic, which I like better. So, there is a silver lining. Meanwhile, my computer came back from the shop today. Interestingly, when
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