Tag: living
member name: Gretchen Lee Bourquin
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June 18, 2007 07:31 AM EDT --
They walked past my apartment building for the first time three months ago. The man atop them had polished them "see your reflection" shiny. Good men's shoes. Only they were red. Bright maraschino . . .
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September 13, 2008 12:14 PM EDT --
Last Thursday marked seven years since September 11, 2001 – a date that nearly everyone who is old enough or capable of remembering back seven years can recall where they were during the attack. I was . . .
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October 04, 2008 02:24 PM EDT --
The Kitchen Table Phenomenon
The other night, I was watching the Biden-Palin debates and noticed that both candidates were trying to connect with the plight of the American people via their kitchen . . .
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April 08, 2007 08:51 PM EDT --
I press my ear against a water glass,
keep my eye on the keyhole
to discover your secrets,
hoping your life will bleed
like the red sock
in the washing machine of my mind
and leave me stained.
It covers . . .
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January 01, 2007 08:39 PM EST --
Rush
Let the wind drown out
the world
while I fly
blind at
deafening speeds and
disregard
my life
I'm suspended
my own blood
presses hard
against the inside
of my skin
my bones sing out . . .
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August 30, 2008 11:00 AM EDT --
Labor day weekend often represents a sort of crossroads for me, and being a thinker it is nice to have an extra day off of the day job. This year I think it is especially so. Last week I actually . . .
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July 26, 2008 01:30 PM EDT --
this blog can also be found on www.gretchenleebourquin.com/blog Come visit!
I don't want to get too specific blogging about my day job lest to Corporate Giants find reason to use . . .
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December 31, 2006 10:37 PM EST --
When my sister Lucy and I were little girls, we promised each other we would never let a man enslave us the way our Daddy had enslaved our Mama. I also promised Lucy I would always take care of . . .
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August 02, 2008 10:13 AM EDT --
this blog can also be found at www.gretchenleebourquin.com/blog
Ever since I was a little girl I have wanted to be a writer. I loved to read, and the sense of escape and insight that it gave . . .
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August 23, 2008 12:18 PM EDT --
this blog and archives can be found at www.gretchenleebourquin.com/blog
This week I finished a book by Paulo Coelho called Veronika Decides to Die . In the book Veronika is not exactly in despair . . .
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September 06, 2008 11:08 AM EDT --
Last week I something happened that I'd been waiting for since I approved the final proof on my novel, No Sensible People . The listing has shown up on Amazon.com . It's also on Barnesandnoble.com . . .
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October 23, 2008 05:56 PM EDT --
I just read the following article on Yahoo: Report: Kids Less Likely to Graduate than Parents . I was mortified. The article went on to say that the drop out rate is 25% and goals for improvement in . . .
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January 01, 2007 12:49 AM EST --
In the last minutes of 2006 I think of all the sub-new years I make for myself in the course of a year. How many times I fall and get up. Fall and give up, resolve to take a break from trying and find . . .
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July 27, 2008 12:40 PM EDT --
Well I have finally set up my Squidoo Lens The Literary (Ad)ventures of Gretchen Lee Bourquin . It will need more updating, but I think it is at least functional for the moment. Feel free to check it . . .
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August 09, 2008 06:51 AM EDT --
this blog, along with "back issues" also appears at gretchenleebourquin.com/blog
Earlier this week, I bought myself Chinese food for lunch. I fumbled through about half my meal with . . .
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January 08, 2007 06:20 AM EST --
I'm starting this at 4:45 and vow not to let up until 5:15, I will keep going until an alarm rings and then wrap it up. Even if it seems there is nothing to say, I will keep going. Over this past weekend . . .
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December 12, 2006 08:40 AM EST --
Yesterday morning I wrote three paragraphs worth of the sappiest drivel ever to populate a word processing program. I'm surprised my laptop didn't explode. Really. It was that bad. But the . . .
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December 21, 2006 07:50 AM EST --
Another easy recipe, good when scrounging around for substanance.
one 14 oz can creamed corn
one small can or pouch of boneless salmon (about 6oz)
one 10 oz can of cream of potato soup . . .
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January 10, 2007 05:49 AM EST --
So today is my last day at work until after MLK day. I took thursday and friday off to get caught up and possibly ahead a little in the class I'm taking. It can be tricky, because I'm supposed . . .
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January 01, 2007 07:30 PM EST --
Yellow Bird
I saw you this morning again
perched on the bird feeder in the yard
and I peeked at you
like an old friend
through my kitchen window
I stayed silent
knowing my presence
would . . .
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