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  The Abused Child's Refuge: Imagination

  by compound complex in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  scarce in my youth had feet touched on earth,.

  intent, so i was, to vanquish all that held me.

  painfully fast to misery in flesh and a sorrow.

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  compound complex

  Thanks, rip!

  I recently finished a Victoria Holt novel where "Plain Jane" has always been the apple of the lord of the manor's eye. She doesn't buy it -- at first . . . or second. . . .

  Gratefully,

  CoCo
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  The Abused Child's Refuge: Imagination

  by compound complex in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  scarce in my youth had feet touched on earth,.

  intent, so i was, to vanquish all that held me.

  painfully fast to misery in flesh and a sorrow.

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  I could not leave her behind, the plain-looking but noble heroine whose life had been enfolded in the torn, brittle pages of a book no longer useful to its owner. I found Tales of a Forgotten Love in the trash at work, tossed unceremoniously in with discarded, half-eaten lunches and all other detritus common to a typical work place.

  Never one to commit the sacrilege of throwing away a book -- even a paperback -- I reached into the waste basket, pulled out the sad-looking little paperback, and wiped off the egg salad that had smeared itself about the torn cover. Double sacrilege: wasting good food and better literature.

  The book's cover, now cleared of the disguise of egg and mayo, displayed the portrait of what appeared to be a lady of the 19th century. She was smiling faintly, as though she had something to say but had not yet found the proper words nor the moment for timely expression. She was not a female beautiful by today's superficial standards, yet some indefinable inner light illumined her face. I sensed it; it was not the artist's rendering that put me into that thought.

  I opened the book, determined to discover what inner beauty lay within this woman whose outward appearance would capture little notice . . .
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  TODAY I published my book THE MONORAILS of MARS the first JW sci-fi

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.lulu.com/shop/terry-walstrom/the-monorails-of-mars/paperback/product-21717981.html.

  under the cover illustration, click "preview".

  a preview screen will appear.

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  compound complex

  I really wish I knew a way to "artistically" translate my book into other languages for the foreign market!

  Terry:

  I have read novels that were translated from original languages into English, and that superbly so. Each language has its idiomatic peculiarities, which are not always so easily translatable; however, skilled translators are able to capture the feel of the original while staying close to the author's meaning.

  Getting it launched in English is just the beginning! Those "artists" will appear and do your work proud.

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  TODAY I published my book THE MONORAILS of MARS the first JW sci-fi

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.lulu.com/shop/terry-walstrom/the-monorails-of-mars/paperback/product-21717981.html.

  under the cover illustration, click "preview".

  a preview screen will appear.

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  compound complex

  The cover is eye-catching and -holding. Excellent!

  Quite a number of years ago I proofread some of your historical fiction re: CTR. Is any of that original text part of TMoM?

  CC

  PS: Reminds me of Clark Ashton Smith's chillingly macabre work.
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  A fawn comes bleating, . . .

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  at my open screen door, in search of mama.. i come into the living room (from the kitchen), we exchange glances for a moment, and he beats a hasty retreat.

  i am not mama.

  .. meantime, finches gather 'round the four birdbaths in my garden and splash about and share the latest birdland gossip.. .

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  compound complex

  Thanks, Magnum, for your cool tale.

  I never would have thought that a boar could not be boorish! Wonders never cease . . .

  Good night!

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  you writers might be interested in this

  by Hortensia in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  http://www.alcs.co.uk/about-us//news/news/what-are-words-worth-now-not-much.aspx.

  according to research from alcs, professional writers earn about $18k per year.

  i don't think i ever earned that much.

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  compound complex

  Ah, different browser allows me to reply!

  Thanks, Hortensia, for posting this.

  No income per se from my original pieces, but a small income from editing. Either by the hour or by the page. What clients must go through to get their work "out there" has convinced me that publishing my own pieces has zero appeal for me. I'd sooner scribble a line of verse on a scrap of paper and nail it to a telephone pole or pin it to a public notice board (done that).

  I'm glad that you made a success of what you're good at! I'll continue being a jack-of-all-trades till I die. Whatever it takes . . .

  Best.

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  A fawn comes bleating, . . .

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  at my open screen door, in search of mama.. i come into the living room (from the kitchen), we exchange glances for a moment, and he beats a hasty retreat.

  i am not mama.

  .. meantime, finches gather 'round the four birdbaths in my garden and splash about and share the latest birdland gossip.. .

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  Wonderful waking up to your bird and beastie "tails," Mrs. Bee, Xan, villagegirl, Phizzy and Nancy!

  Living in a city is hardly Walden Pond, but Nature is present there nonetheless.

  THANKS for sharing!

  CoCo
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  God & St. Francis on Lawn Care . . .

  by skeeter1 in

  1. social
  2. humour

  imagine the conversation the creator might have had with st. francis on the subject of lawns:.

  god: hey st. francis, you know all about gardens and nature.

  what in the world is going on down there in the midwest?

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  I can relate, skeeter, though I am not God . . .

  Thanks for posting this.

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  A fawn comes bleating, . . .

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  at my open screen door, in search of mama.. i come into the living room (from the kitchen), we exchange glances for a moment, and he beats a hasty retreat.

  i am not mama.

  .. meantime, finches gather 'round the four birdbaths in my garden and splash about and share the latest birdland gossip.. .

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  compound complex

  Well, LisaRose, your neighborhood sounds overrun by fowl. Cute about Kitty!

  We have a lake here and it's cool to see the geese swimming with their tiny goslings (no ryans) in tow. There were three couples -- goose and gander -- and each had 6 fluff balls madly paddling away in very close proximity.

  THANKS!

  CoCo
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  A fawn comes bleating, . . .

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  at my open screen door, in search of mama.. i come into the living room (from the kitchen), we exchange glances for a moment, and he beats a hasty retreat.

  i am not mama.

  .. meantime, finches gather 'round the four birdbaths in my garden and splash about and share the latest birdland gossip.. .

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  compound complex

  Hi Skeeter!

  There are occasions when screaming like a girl is justified . . .

  I'll stand by that, especially if one is of the female persuasion.

  Snakes simply are not cuddly and fuzzy. I'm sure someone here, though, might disagree.

  Thanks!

  CoCo