Category Archives: writing

A Passion for Writing…Online

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Harold

I’ve been associated with a group of writers in Huntsville for a few months now, the Rocket City Bloggers. Now before I say anything else, allow me to make a confession: I didn’t always consider bloggers to be writers. In … Continue reading →

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Remapping My Brain

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Harold

My friend Suzanne encourages anyone in their mid-30s to consider going back to school: “It remaps your brain and reenergizes your thinking process.” I did exactly what Suzanne is prescribing, returning to school in 2007 after an extended leave of … Continue reading →

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Public Restrooms

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Harold

I don’t use public restrooms anymore. Well, not often. I used to spend a great deal of time in them, reading and thinking and perhaps meditating while performing my daily evacuation routine. (This routine was especially comforting in the days … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 18, 2007 by Harold

Since the dawning of the millennium, the technology of writing has changed very little in the offline world, the various tools (read: pens and pencils) changing only in brand, perhaps, and the materials on which we write (read: paper) changing … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 20, 2007 by Harold

There’s this place I’ve been visiting off and on these past several years, the Un-Urban Coffeehouse in West L.A. (on Pico & Urban). I stopped in yesterday, and like many afternoons, found the place quiet, the atomosphere lending itself to … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 14, 2007 by Harold

I’m compelled to post a quote, nearly any quote that has to do with writing, from Don DeLillo’s Mao II. Here’s the one I’ve chosen: The only way to be in the world was to write himself there. Yeah. That’s … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 27, 2003 by Harold

The links to other blogs (in the side panel at left) are all new, using a service called Blogrolling. Thanks to Todd Stauffer’s book Blog On for explaining how to use the service. I enjoy Mr. Stauffer’s writing style and … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 21, 2003 by Harold

Still working on that story, although today, I must confess, did not turn out to be a work day. Believe me, though, something much more important came up. If I could do my thousand words (that’s a thousand words day, … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 19, 2003 by Harold

So I’ve been working on a short story, offline, for the past week, and I’m happy to report that it’s coming along, although I don’t know exactly how it is going to end. I have a vague notion of where … Continue reading →

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