Author Archives: literarylee

About literarylee

I sling words for a living. Always have, always will. Some have been interesting and fun; most not. These days, I write the fun words early in the morning before the adults are up and make me eat my Cream of Wheat.

From Tomb to Tomb

Posted on May 22, 2011 by literarylee

Late Spring – 2006 Hello from Jerusalem, Yesterday, Saturday, my wife and I took an afternoon walk to the Old City.  It was surprisingly busy, with Jewish people going to the Western Wall for Sabbath prayers and tourists thronging shops … Continue reading →

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Home Page (The starting point)

Posted on May 22, 2011 by literarylee

Home Page – When you click the word Home, on the tab directly beneath the Header, the main or starting page appears.  On the Home Page, you see the first paragraph or so of the most recent posts.  I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Let’s Pop Open the Hood

Posted on May 21, 2011 by literarylee

Finally, here’s a manual for how to use and get the most out of this blog.  Starting today, I’m going to pop open the hood to show you what makes this baby tick.  Some, perhaps younger The Life Literary readers, … Continue reading →

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Posts (A blog’s building block; the individual articles)

Posted on May 21, 2011 by literarylee

A post is the basic element of a blog.  It’s a specific article or essay or picture or other item I publish to the The Life Literary.  You can see the one I did most recently directly under the picture (called the … Continue reading →

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The “Not Idle At All” Word Play

Posted on May 21, 2011 by literarylee

I like spreading verbiage like icing a cake, thick, creamy, and luscious.  If I can write words that sound sweet together or that create an effect or that make a rhyme or pun or joke, I’ll try it.  The title … Continue reading →

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Not Idle At All

Posted on May 20, 2011 by literarylee

All these years I thought my mind wandered a lot, idle thoughts knocking around in my noggin like careening, caroming pinballs.  I had always thought it was a negative thing, as if I had some problem focusing on thoughts that really … Continue reading →

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My Piece of the Potomac

Posted on May 19, 2011 by literarylee

I get a glimpse of the River from the bus stop I wait at Monday through Friday mornings, a view framed by two, ten story brick apartment buildings.  We lived in a 400 square foot efficiency in the building on the left, … Continue reading →

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Bombay Letter 8

Posted on May 18, 2011 by literarylee

April, 1998 Hi everyone, We finally got on the Web at home, so hopefully we will be able to send more e-mail.  Today at lunch we learned the meaning of the term comfort food.  Our servant cooks for Saturday and … Continue reading →

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Horti non sufficit

Posted on May 17, 2011 by literarylee

Thursday evening, May 12 – With house guests and rain forecast this weekend, I needed to garden while I could.  I planted ten pepper plants at Smith.  If all fifteen or so bear well, we will be swimming in peppers, … Continue reading →

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Duck 7

Posted on May 16, 2011 by literarylee

(Duck Series Gallery)

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