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Joy My main portfolio contains 12 items. |
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Folder links are in Red * Other Item links are in Blue [Items on the Craft of Writing ] (E) # 205010: A folder for books and items about writing [Fiction Ahoy] (E) # 205361: Novellas, novels,stories, mystery,comedy, drama, and children's fiction [Poetry] (E) # 558412: For some of my poetry ReWA PuB Forum (13+) # 1858542: ReWA PuB stands for Reading (and reviewing) WdC-Authors’ Published Books. List of Published Books by WdC Authors (13+) # 1858547: WdC's Current Authors’ published books for the ReWA PuB Forum Poets' Practice Pad (18+) # 1013410: Write poetry from prompts just for the fun of it; formal or free verse, you pick. [Nonfiction Items] (E) # 224913: Articles, essays, and other items that are non-fiction My Web Page (E) # 1084695: My Webpage--First Ever [Forums, Contests, Odd Things] (E) # 228751: A place for forums, contests, and other things [RAOK Items] (E) # 995205: Items for RAOK Tap the Muse (18+) # 1569967: Link an item to advertise or for r/r and write a short piece with the given word. Pass the Write-Baton (18+) # 1530602: Write what you wish, do your best, and pass the baton. 500 gps prize per addition. Enjoy! |
| -Scenario two- assignment entries (1 item) |
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Chapters1-8 (E) # 202133: I have fallen back into the dawn of civilization. |
| Some of my old stuff about writing.com (5 items) |
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THE MUSES CELEBRATE (E) # 217191: The muses celebrate our birthday GEM CUTTER'S STORE (E) # 216333: Writing.com, a gem cutter's store. CHEERS FROM THE HEART (E) # 213220: Happy Birthday Writing.com! A Limerick for Our Writers (E) # 745434: Celebrating our third birthday Merry Christmas To My Favorite Site (E) # 291881: Celebrating with you |
| The chaotic life of a girl in 1979-1980 in Istanbul, a city stricken with terrorism (24 items) |
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The Legend (ASR) # 207245: The legend of Bosphorus BOSPHORUS- 1 (ASR) # 205098: The beginning of the fictionalized story of a woman I met while in Istanbul. - BOSPHORUS- 2 (13+) # 207244: Sara's relationship with her mother deteriorates BOSPHORUS -3- (18+) # 208379: boarding school, terrorism, and something horrible BOSPHORUS -4- (ASR) # 210866: Sara leaves her mother's place and graduates from high school 5. BOSPHORUS (ASR) # 213430: Sara gets a job BOSPHORUS - Chapter 6- (ASR) # 216714: Sara meets a detective Bosphorus - 7- (ASR) # 226378: Sara finds a questionable document which could put her mother in danger. Bosphorus- 8 (ASR) # 269602: Sara's nemesis comes after her. BOSPHORUS- 9 (ASR) # 278763: Ninth Chapter Bosphorus 10 (13+) # 281814: Sara and Ali talk about terrorists and of what Enver did to Sara. Bosphorus 11 (13+) # 282718: Getting closer Bosphorus 12 (13+) # 283270: The first kiss Bosphorus 13 (GC) # 284300: Happiness and terror Bosphorus 14 (18+) # 285348: Sara finds out more about her mother's business Bosphorus 15 (18+) # 288301: crime/terrorists BOSPHORUS 16 (18+) # 288324: meeting Kenan Bosphorus 17 (13+) # 289014: The files in the file cabinet and entry for the art contest BOSPHORUS 18 (18+) # 289458: Hiding is finished BOSPHORUS - 19 (18+) # 291329: ambush before a funeral BOSPHORUS 20 (18+) # 295082: Something about mother BOSPHORUS 21 (18+) # 295088: The wedding and the military coup BOSPHORUS 22 (18+) # 295090: Hand grenade BOSPHORUS 23 (18+) # 295093: The notebook |
| A folder for books and items about writing (26 items) |
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Pre-writing (13+) # 1556303: Pre-writing, not to be confused with research, is being ready for serious work. Epiphany or the Truth Grasped (13+) # 1556325: Epiphany in fiction gives the story its profound literary quality. Deep-Writing or Moral Argument (13+) # 1556299: Finding the depth in one's writing Fiction: Common Story Mistakes (E) # 1233235: Revising and rewriting are the most important parts of writing. Pacing (13+) # 1556311: Pacing is manipulating the storytime to give the story its flow. Fiction: Exercises in Various Beginnings (18+) # 1217980: Exercises in fictional beginnings Creating Motion in Fiction (13+) # 1357824: How to apply show don't tell principle and adjust the pace of the story Weaknesses Strengthen the Story (13+) # 1556296: Looking into a few weaknesses for character drawing and dimensionality Fiction Writing: Scenes are Important (13+) # 1266352: Types of scenes in fiction An Exercise: Endings in Fiction (ASR) # 1259602: Illustrating the several types of endings in stories A Tool in Storytelling: Dramatic Irony (13+) # 1251376: Dramatic irony is a powerful literary tool any writer would like to use. In Creating Characters Empathy is Key (E) # 1244306: The writer's empathy for his character will ensure readers' attention. Antagonist in Fiction: He Is Powerful (13+) # 1226682: Drawing the character of the antagonist Use of Characters in Dramatic Scenes (ASR) # 1267649: Dramatic scenes: the conflict and the characters in them Food in Writing (13+) # 1556328: Using food in our stories and poems adds a special zest to their enjoyment. Where There Is a Metaphor (13+) # 1217985: My take on metaphors Substance of the Story: Fiction Writing (13+) # 1225770: Fiction writers might learn the construction of a story from the screen writers. Fiction: Writing the Synopsis (E) # 1233238: A synopsis tells an editor what the book is about and if its progression is reasonable. Fiction: Easing Exposition into a Story (ASR) # 1245368: Blending descriptive material into a story Poetry Terms (ASR) # 1145017: How well do you know the poetic language? Test yourself with 10 questions at each try. Poetry Forms (ASR) # 1144717: Tip the scales with your recognition of poetry forms Shakespeare --How Well Do You Remember? (E) # 1116973: Test your memory of Shakespeare's plays Poetry Is Everywhere (13+) # 1222224: There is poetry in everything if we look carefully. Mid-Novel Blues (E) # 1665899: A few suggestions to continue writing the novel, if you get stumped at midpoint . Odd Facts and Trivia for Writers (13+) # 1247898: Odd facts and trivia to keep in mind when we write our stories Concrete Nouns List (ASR) # 1757079: Description for concrete nouns and a partial list |
| Novellas, novels,stories, mystery,comedy, drama, and children's fiction (7 items) |
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The Case of Aloft National Bank Robbery (18+) # 1334907: Jessica is after the bank robbers. Can she find out who they are? Inside the Darkness (13+) # 716584: The light in the center of darkness. Maybe a vampire isn't all that bad. Trapping the Fox (13+) # 194562: Waiting for the world to end...Maybe it will; maybe it won't. [Mystery] (E) # 523800: A folder for mystery [Novels] (13+) # 651540: A folder for novels [Maybe a Smile If not a Giggle] (E) # 446191: What's so funny? No comment! [Small Fries] (E) # 571022: A folder for items for or about children or young adults |
| Poems hanging on the clothesline waiting for the sun to come up (12 items) |
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In the City (E) # 776639: Alone in the city "America! America!" (E) # 315920: Feeling with "America the Beautiful" In Sepia (E) # 1049808: From an old photo Rain in the City (E) # 1019704: Walking in the rain in the city Autumn (E) # 1017539: A haiku chain on autumn Blackberries (13+) # 1002337: A poem on blackberries, written in -Pi- Sun (ASR) # 1001193: A tanka to sun--for Writers Cramp Old Photos (E) # 797336: photograph candle key - for Stormy Night Vision (E) # 714017: Scared in the dark Recipe For Happiness (E) # 589053: A multi-cultural recipe. If you have other versions of it, please e-mail me. The "Spirit of America" Service (E) # 229448: Watching the service from NY City SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 (E) # 225556: after Sept. 11 |
| Some odds and ends or experimental things (6 items) |
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A Bunch of Baddies (13+) # 1416627: A bad bunch from my posts in Katya's forum..One star or under, pretty please. Once Upon a Time Poems (E) # 1153056: A folder in which to store some old poems written before 2003 TRES DIAMANTES (E) # 301294: Just experimenting... Rescue on the Alligator Alley (E) # 254508: A hero rescues people from a canal Quess Who? (E) # 250812: Yours truly [Dedicated to WC] (13+) # 202934: Some of my old stuff about writing.com |
| Articles, essays, and other items that are non-fiction (11 items) |
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BLUE BOOKCASE (E) # 430714: True caring lasts a lifetime. Written for senior mods' contest. A Monument from Feelings 9-11-2001 (E) # 224922: A small monument of feelings of site members right after the attack on USA on Sept.11 How Giving Thanks Became a Holiday (E) # 1344015: As a holiday, Thanksgiving has a special meaning and history. Off the Cuff / My Blog Book (13+) # 932976: Impromptu writing...whatever comes... Jottings From Journeys (18+) # 857755: Travels, places, and roadside thoughts Peace Is Not a Christmas Wish Only (E) # 698237: Peace... Its time has come. Do we have a chance? Some thoughts... Tact and Charisma (E) # 471460: Tact, charisma, and a winning profile TEENAGE SUICIDE (13+) # 278681: A concise look at an epidemic Domestic Violence (13+) # 256926: An overview of domestic violence BATTLEGROUND STORIES (ASR) # 256524: Breast cancer survivor stories from a group meeting The Start of Television (E) # 230987: The invention of television and its early stages |
| A place for forums, contests, and other things (3 items) |
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[ASAP Zip-Zap Free-Flows] (E) # 335798: Free-flow verse, stories, or prose written in a very short time with prompts RAOK Managers' Thanksgiving Contest (13+) # 1173640: A Thanksgiving contest by the RAOK managers [Misfits Huddled Together] (E) # 224824: Some odds and ends or experimental things |
| A place to put poetry in classical forms like sonnets, paradelles etc. (21 items) |
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Last Chance (13+) # 1272042: an English Sonnet The Tale of Joe's Remote (13+) # 1153199: A satirical ballad Autumn (E) # 754766: reflections on autumn-- Naga Uta For Writers Cramp Farewells (E) # 715339: Saying good-bye - a rictameter for Writers' Cramp Telling Time (13+) # 715325: Time!!! -a villanelle from the word prompts of para/poem challenge Jubilation (E) # 684494: senryu for Stormy -safe, ribbon, yellow Under The April Rain (E) # 610229: on "spring" for Writer's Cramp--not exactly a villanelle Relief (E) # 608697: Ae Freslighe- a verse form for Writers Cramp To My “Lady’s Slipper” (E) # 540118: a sedoka (a japanese form) on orchids Birds Migrating (E) # 537792: English tanka about birds Savage Waves (E) # 537160: A tanka about the sea for Writer's Cramp Time (E) # 536158: A dodoitsu about time for Writers Cramp Cinderella Takes the Helm (E) # 521611: A triolet set for Stormy with “fascinate, footsteps, inconsistent” Manhattan (E) # 518198: Manhattan on Sept 11, 2002 - Acrostic September Red Roses (E) # 516790: roses and romance flowering --- a cinquain set Memories (E) # 516140: Remember though ordered to forget... a septet DUET (E) # 325573: A Rhyme Royal THREE OF A KIND (E) # 265450: Three haiku's THE CAPRICE OF STARS (E) # 206870: An attempt at a Shakespearean sonnet Belly Dancer (13+) # 196200: -Paradelle- an 11th century form of poetry Love Among the Ruins (ASR) # 195040: -Paradelle- |
| Another folder for poetry (14 items) |
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Underwater Stones (E) # 751616: Searching for underwater stones by the beach Something of Importance (E) # 743748: Nothing second-hand Beneath the Spring Rain (E) # 506974: Rain is compulsory when nature renews itself The Palm-Reader Says (ASR) # 740942: A fortune of personal choice NYC 9/11/2003 (E) # 748892: Acrostic for NYC Looking Up to My Flag (E) # 711895: Red, white, and blue My Pond on a Wintry Day (E) # 295073: My pond in a blizzard and afterwards RETREAT (E) # 324619: At a dead-end... FANDANGO (13+) # 282276: watching flamenco dancers dance the Fandango So You Come Back (13+) # 283424: "Mightier than reason..." A poem of many metaphors (on purpose) RAINDROP PRELUDE (E) # 231773: Listening to Chopin's Raindrop Prelude for piano Starstruck (ASR) # 526803: inspired by SMS’s “Details, Darling” written for Helen's contest At Last (13+) # 504834: the rhythm of distortions--from "Dali's clocks" THE OCEAN (E) # 253377: My favorite moments are by the ocean. |
| Free-flow verse, stories, or prose written in a very short time with prompts (9 items) |
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Rainbow Butterfly (ASR) # 434204: A singer song-writer and his dream Hello Papi! (13+) # 385757: lost and found in life- a dancer and a doctor --- For Writers' Cramp Sometimes Birdsongs are Immortal (13+) # 384796: A grandma finds out... COLORS (ASR) # 345370: An old man on a park bench Soldier (ASR) # 344668: A young man decides to join the army Locket (ASR) # 353486: A ghost looks for her locket Time in a Bottle (ASR) # 460100: "...to save every day till eternity passes away" One Heck of An Exterminator (13+) # 393116: Greed is the real exterminator... Missiles (13+) # 338807: An elderly couple on the day when President Kennedy was assassinated |
| What's so funny? No comment! (15 items) |
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GOOD STUFF! (E) # 229867: The man has good stuff!-For the tall-tale contest- ONLY IF (E) # 448494: A car salesman's first customer SEBASTIAN'S GROVE (E) # 322908: An Ad for an Out-of-the-Ordinary Travel Spot with an Incredible Cuisine THE CURSE OF..... (E) # 224827: Woody Allen and me... getting zapped... Vaccine For A Klutz (E) # 411813: A man who finds someone else to program his VCR Date with a Proctologist (ASR) # 377765: Making appointments Bonus (ASR) # 371164: An employee takes it for the boss Most Toilets Flush in E-Flat (E) # 1170389: “Most toilets flush in E flat”-- Musically speaking, this useless fact may have a point. The Whale of aTale (E) # 1061746: A Kyoka about the whale stranded in Thames River--for Writers Cramp Pooch Warns of Giant Scorpions (13+) # 1041587: Talking pooch warns of giant water scorpions-For Tabloid Writing Contest— Through the Jungle Lightly (13+) # 709659: battling in the kitchen jungle... COLUMBUS DAY (ASR) # 444515: writing an essay of discovery On the Grill (13+) # 432456: What's cooking on the grill has an accountant worried The Dog that Scored a Touchdown (ASR) # 386629: A dog who could do many things. Among those were... IF ONLY... (E) # 229780: 55 word-contest entry: a short story |
| A place to put my items about writing (4 items) |
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Renaissance of Dreams (13+) # 570381: Hoping for reforms - "Renaissance" for Poet's Corner When Mama Wrote (E) # 774635: Remembering Mama In My Tiny Room (E) # 457379: My rooms, real or imagined. THIRST (ASR) # 192204: Reading gave me wings. All of you please keep on writing. |
| A folder for love poems and such (5 items) |
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For I love (E) # 510642: September 11... A year later... Ballad of the Wind (ASR) # 794736: The wind and the apple Presenting My Girl (ASR) # 523480: A son says...prose-poem about inner beauty CONQUEST (13+) # 201519: The highest rank A Journey To Love (ASR) # 457012: The search for true love through the mind's eye |
| For everyday stuff (13 items) |
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On Crabapple Beach (ASR) # 737892: My world = sand, beach, ocean, and scribbles At Duffy's (13+) # 1530432: Davos and such ---A response poem written in Dew Drop Inn Lines Imitating Poetry (13+) # 757065: A poetry journal of everyday clippings Lines Imitating Poetry II - April Poems (18+) # 1253431: A place for everyday doodling [Slam Work] (E) # 802553: A folder for my slam items House of Solitude (E) # 463168: house internalized Mushrooms, Splinters, and Thorns (18+) # 830415: a journal with poems written on the fly without much ado Into the Wind (13+) # 1406615: Song-poem in dimeter (2 beats to a line) & Ecstasy/Joy theme for Katya's Dew Drop Inn Self-Discovery at Midnight (13+) # 1327863: When the clock strikes midnight... Hauntings (ASR) # 1327852: Dark poem to honor Writing.com’s celebration of the horror genre Noise (13+) # 1303853: Noise and denial - for someone I know One Last Wish (13+) # 1007617: A haibun for "You've Got Character!" Chess Players in Central Park (E) # 560800: In early fall and late spring I used to watch old men play chess in Central Park |
| A folder for mystery (8 items) |
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The Next Victim (13+) # 474785: LAPD detective rescues her friend in Tahiti from a golddigger's snare Fishing For the Past (13+) # 519135: A victim ends up meaning more to a vacationing detective A Serpent in Paradise (13+) # 438864: A family at a beach house and a puzzle to solve The Real Perpetrators (13+) # 475625: If the missing fiancé is found. . . For Wannabe's mystery contest Malice Intended (ASR) # 445131: Who is the slapdash, foolish criminal behind a crime scene in a hotel? NURSERY RHYMES (13+) # 521973: A detective cracks a case thanks to a parrot Dead End (ASR) # 504839: The investigator for defense has amorous hopes concerning the pretty defendant. Earning It All (E) # 335621: A hair-stylist gets a loan |
| For some of my poetry (7 items) |
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[A Shot at Poetry & Poems in Books] (E) # 506997: For everyday stuff [Poems about Writing] (E) # 453051: A place to put my items about writing [Sweet and Sour Poetry] (E) # 264107: Another folder for poetry [Lies Sighs Grins - poetry] (E) # 205368: Poems hanging on the clothesline waiting for the sun to come up [LOVE] (ASR) # 493999: A folder for love poems and such [People] (E) # 560782: I love people and people watching. [Poetry in Formal Attire] (E) # 231826: A place to put poetry in classical forms like sonnets, paradelles etc. |
| I love people and people watching. (4 items) |
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The Tenor at the Opera (E) # 656080: Facing the Music Grandpa's Back! (E) # 472213: Five words per line poem She Said... (E) # 1181208: She said...what? At the Bar (ASR) # 1081691: For Stormy-- using words "gown, change, soaking" |
| A folder for items for or about children or young adults (8 items) |
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Consolation (E) # 372872: Wallaroos in a zoo Fairy’s Favor (E) # 409504: When the tooth fairy is caught... Someone is Afraid of Thunder (E) # 741019: A sound so scary--to a special someone. Fritter (E) # 678267: A fairy tale in verse Getting Ready For Bigger Things (E) # 409083: A Brazil nut tree reminisces SHARING (E) # 373936: Friendship between two first-graders- for Writer's Cramp Poor Poet (E) # 368925: A runaway pet PITS! (E) # 352907: Benton twins in the pits |
| A folder for novels (3 items) |
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[NaNo ] (ASR) # 1621075: The novels I wrote and will write with NaNoWriMo [BOSPHORUS (first draft finished)] (GC) # 205008: The chaotic life of a girl in 1979-1980 in Istanbul, a city stricken with terrorism [Under the New Moon (in progress)] (13+) # 651551: A divorcee moves to Florida in search of finding herself through a new life |
| A divorcee moves to Florida in search of finding herself through a new life (5 items) |
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Under the New Moon -Chapter 1- (E) # 651560: The new house and the alligator Under the New Moon - Chapter 2 (E) # 661456: Meeting the neighbors and the new job Under the New Moon- Chapter 3 (13+) # 662678: The trapper Under the New Moon - Chapter 4 (ASR) # 663065: Getting to know people and Cynthia's party Under the New Moon - Chapter 5 (13+) # 681882: repair work |
| A folder for my slam items (41 items) |
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Marpessa, My Friend (ASR) # 1101219: Featuring a Greek myth-- for Spring SLAM 2006 Repeat Performance (E) # 1095366: For Slam prelim 2- Returning to the City Dear Mr. Lincoln: 1860 (E) # 1095276: For 2006 Spring Slam, Prelim 1 prompt In a Day (E) # 1095313: Sestina for Slam To My Door .I. (ASR) # 1009435: In praise of my door To My Door .II. (13+) # 1009442: In blame and complaint of my door--for Slam Goldberg Variations (E) # 1006259: Triangle, square, circle in a Bach-inspired poem Quantum Loving (13+) # 996966: A love poem for someone famous and dead--for Slam Edvard Munch: The Scream (1893) (13+) # 869723: Writing about the subject of a work of art- for Slam Wild Turkeys - a haibun (E) # 727991: When wild turkeys came... haibun for The Third Son of Slam The Junk I Carry (ASR) # 816449: The last time I saw him--- for the Slam Building Castles (E) # 720133: building or fixing a home - for the Third Son of Slam Contest Kindled from Inside (E) # 815848: Spontaneous Combustion... Let it burn! For the Slam. Secret Musings (ASR) # 817529: Secret life breathes life --for slam Fruit under the Tree (E) # 821531: Through 4 prompts -- For the Slam The Muse Says (E) # 819352: Turning on the lights but just a flicker -- for Slam Waiting Room (13+) # 725867: waiting one's turn... For the Third Son of Slam contest Night's Lure (13+) # 1120292: A non-rhyming pantoum on seduction--For SLAM Finale 3 Spring 2006 Death Waiting by the Door (E) # 1120290: Short free verse poem on death--For Spring SLAM 2006 Final Round 3 Under the Table (E) # 1113947: From childhood, a secret hiding place My Indomitable Duct Tape (E) # 872787: A free form poem on the theme of invention --for Slam Intent (E) # 872782: Destruction of a child's self-esteem- with my invented form- for Slam A Teabag on Stage (E) # 871206: An inanimate object (the teabag) tells about itself-- for Slam Check Point (13+) # 870842: Inside an overnight bag --For Slam Chocolate Chip Cookies for Green Room (E) # 869427: A poem on food -for Slam Missing (E) # 869076: a lipogram - without the letter u - for Slam On My Right Hand (E) # 868075: A scar of distinction--For Slam Beyond the Tongues of Men and Angels (E) # 867277: Poem inspired from a Bible Quotation- for Slam How to Sew a Pinocchio Doll (E) # 866148: Sewing up a Pinnocchio Doll -- For Slam When There’s Hope (13+) # 846280: An animal story - For the short story slam Desert Lights Parting (ASR) # 826695: Jekyll and Hyde - For Slam To Clean the World (ASR) # 825099: Women, boundaries, and beyond all that All Who Walk with Long Knives (ASR) # 824165: TV -- I watch... not Fragmented Woman in Chiaroscuro (ASR) # 822368: artist and model- for the Slam Soap Bubbles (ASR) # 821935: Momentary bliss --extended metaphor for slam Between the Two (13+) # 821198: two landscapes -- For slam Last Lunch (ASR) # 818242: eating hemlock --for Slam That Tutti-Frutti Hat (ASR) # 729774: Carmen Miranda's Hat---for the Third Son of Slam Snapshots (13+) # 722449: Through Amalfi... For the Third Son of Slam Contest Inside the Moment (E) # 721402: "luv" without saying love- For the Slam I Wonder How (E) # 718359: Remembering... Back home... Don't believe it, just fiction. |
| The novels I wrote and will write with NaNoWriMo (1 item) |
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[NaNo 2011- PREP Work] (E) # 1814943: Prep work and 2011 NaNo novel |