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The Kick Inside

September 10, 2019 By Dawn Leave a Comment

Last night, I went with my sister to a Pat Benatar concert and cried through most of it. I was only 4 when Pat Benatar released her first album in 1979. At some point, either MTV or my sister, Jennie, introduced me to this firecracker and her thrilling voice. Jennie had all of her records, […]

Filed Under: Culture, Mental Health, Writer's Life

Bargaining with the Green Fairy

October 10, 2017 By Dawn Leave a Comment

Two things happened this month and one of them might be life-changing. First, I am 10 days in to Go Sober for October. (It’s a UK thing.) Second, Dunn-Edwards, the paint company, came out with its 2018 Color of the Year. It’s the latter that might be life-changing. The Color of the Year is called […]

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Of Moths and Men

March 1, 2016 By Dawn Leave a Comment

I tuned into Silence of the Lambs the other night just in time for the scene where Agent Starling visits the entomologists in their hidey hole at the Museum of Natural History. One of the bug guys has strabismus; the other exclaims “Tough noogies!” after a disputed move in their game of live-bug chess. On […]

Filed Under: Culture Tagged With: cinema, popular science, travel

Ode to Emerald

March 17, 2013 By Dawn Leave a Comment

This is old news if you work in the visual arts (and non-news if you don’t), but Pantone’s 2013 Color of the Year is emerald (Pantone 17-5641). Described as lively and radiant, the intense color calls to mind Dorothy’s glittery destination in The Wizard of Oz. However, I recently learned that the Emerald City is […]

Filed Under: Culture Tagged With: Visual Arts

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Sundry topics that tickle my fancy: writing for fun and profit; health; culture; relationships; marketing; feline psychology. With a lemon twist.

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Story assembler and serial deadline slayer. Oxford comma convert. (Sorry, Associated Press.) Random likes: cabernet franc, colored Sharpies, Chicago storefront theatre, old-school paper planners, and cats in sunbeams.

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