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Over the River and Through the Woods

July 11, 2011
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| life

Soteria and I–though this weekend we were “Sami and Leelee” again–went to visit our French Grandmother in hospice yesterday. (Montpelier really *is* over the river and through the woods.) We played Rosemary Clooney songs, and danced, and smiled a lot, and yelled, “Nazi Oxygen Tanks!” at each other whenever we started to tear up.(We discussed the prevalence of reused…

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Full Moon Superstition

July 10, 2011
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| Family, life

There’s a full moon tonight, and Mom shared a tradition with me that I wasn’t aware of before. Empty your purse/handbag out under the full moon and hold it up to the moon’s light and say, “Fill it up!” seven times. If you do this, then you will receive an unexpected windfall (found penny, refund check) before the next…

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Announcing the IGMS Awards Anthology

July 10, 2011
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| awards, Friends, Short Stories

…starring me! (and Peter S. Beagle…and a lot of really talented Codexians…) From IGMS editor and Gentleman Extraordinaire Edmund Schubert: We’re pleased to announce that a new anthology collecting award-winning stories from IGMS will be published later this year. In addition, other works selected by the editor and publisher will be reprinted. [I count as one of the “other…

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Wedding Day

July 9, 2011
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| Family, life

Today’s the day! Wish me luck with the family and the insanity. And wish my niece Alana luck–she’s the one getting herself into this. Heading out to Morrisville this morning–not sure if I will have phone & internet service or not. But I will have a black raspberry creamy and a trip to the Bijou, for sure. Have a…

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In Which the Princess Comes Home

July 8, 2011
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I am in Vermont this weekend for my niece’s wedding. It is good to be home again in my green mountains where the air just smells better than the rest of the world. Of course, it’s still a wedding. Which means drama. I’ll deal with that tomorrow. In the meantime, please enjoy the guest blog post I did today…

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Princess Alethea’s Fairy Tale Theatre: Episode 18

June 30, 2011
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| audio, Fairy Tale Theatre

Episode 18: “Sweetheart Roland” (8:58) Imagine, after escaping from certain death and all you had been through together, that your sweetheart leaves you for another woman. At the end of the story it sounds like Roland had been put under a spell by this woman, but I didn’t really get that while I was reading it. See what you…

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Princess Alethea’s Fairy Tale Theatre: Episode 17

June 23, 2011
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| audio, Fairy Tale Theatre

Episode 17: “The White Snake” (9:35) Whenever I read this type of story I always wonder who it was that first ate a white snake and realized he could suddenly hear animals speak. For that matter, I would love to see a fairy tale version of Chopped. “In your entree basket: “Whole duck, leg of Horse, White Snake, and…

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