I’m rewriting a scene in the third draft of my novel PRODIGY. The scene introduces two FBI agents. They’re minor characters, and I never get into their thoughts. One of them is an okay, likable guy, but the other is really irritating. My problem? I just can’t picture the irritating one. His hair color, his eyes, nose,…
About You! November is one of those months that I both love and dread. I love that November (in the US anyway) means Thanksgiving, the beginning of holiday celebrations, a time that reminds us to be grateful. I dread that the days are short and often gray, that the trees are bare and that November…
About You! I was about eight years old when I first noticed that, unlike me, other kids could see the blackboard without squinting. I didn’t want to get glasses so I didn’t tell my parents that I had a slight vision problem. When I was eleven, the school sponsored a vision screening for students. My mother was…
And more About You! I have one more question for you, which will help me complete my data about animals (at least for a while). Do you consider yourself a dog person or a cat person? Maybe like me, you love both, but if you had to choose and could have only one pet, would…
About You… When I was five, the high school girl who worked as a babysitter for our next door neighbors asked me if I wanted a free kitten. A free kitten? How lucky can you get! I ran home to tell my parents the great news, and my parents, bless their hearts, agreed that a kitten was just…
ABOUT YOU! Ten years ago, my husband and I bought a dog. Because of family allergy problems we needed a non-shedding breed, and, because our son and his wife were soon to start a family, we wanted a dog that was good with children. Thus we choose a miniature schnauzer. He was the cutest little…
About You! I recently took my father-in-law to his doctor for a check-up. Shortly after Dad was escorted back to the examining rooms, two men also in the waiting room began a political argument that eventually became so intense they were standing nose-to-nose screaming at each other. The argument was still raging after my father-in-law was done with…
About You! This week autumn officially begins. I don’t want to cause controversy, but here where I live, it actually starts in August. That’s when we usually have our first night frost (not this year!) and also when you see the first bit of color in a tree, and the flowers start to look a…
About You! A couple of years ago, my husband came home from a conference and asked me an usual question. What is my favorite color of roses? One of the inspirational speakers asked the guys there about their wives’ or moms’ or girlfriends’ preferences in this regard. The speaker was trying to illustrate that although we…
About You! My brother and his daughter recently visited us from Oregon. We had a great time together, and because they flew here (in a plane, I mean), sometimes they borrowed our car. The next time I would use the car, I’d notice that the radio was tuned to stations that played loud, energetic music. I usually…
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