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Book Banning: Seriously?

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Lynne • 6 Comments

An article on the front page of USA Today caught my husband’s eye while he was standing in line to pay for coffee last week. Apparently he made a spectacle of himself because he laughed so uncontrollably that he spit the coffee all over himself and the person in front of him. Practically got himself… Continue Reading

Using Sense Memory

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Lynne • 3 Comments

My husband and I have just watched the movie Stand By Me for at least the tenth time. About every two years we seem to crave another viewing, usually in high summer, which is when the movie is set. This time instead of renting it, we gave up and bought the Deluxe Edition, since it’s… Continue Reading

You’ll Use It All Later

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Lynne • 0 Comments

It turns out that those monster thighs and herding tendencies that Amy, Diana’s chicken, was developing made a lot of sense. You didn’t even have to notice the red comb on top of her head; Amy cleared her throat and let out the first crows right after Diana and her husband Nik returned from England. … Continue Reading

Update on Chickens and Posts

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Lynne • 2 Comments

I think everyone is due an update on my friend Diana’s urban chickens, aka the world’s easiest research. My blog post of May 13 introduced the chicks (Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy) when Diana was beginning to wonder if Amy might be, oops, really an Amos. Recall that hens are perfectly welcome within city limits. … Continue Reading

From The Mailbox

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Lynne • 1 Comment

Last week a note from a Massachusetts reader appeared in my inbox regarding my book, Where The Trail Grows Faint. The book, published in 2005 by the University of Nebraska Press, is creative non-fiction about working with my chocolate Labrador retriever, Hannah, in a nursing home. It weaves three story strands into a braid: Hannah and… Continue Reading

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