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.

Culinary Notes

Posted on May 3, 2011 by literarylee

(My wife was away for a week or so not long ago.  Before going, she walked me through several culinary how-tos, including how to use the rice cooker.  This is exactly how I wrote it in my journal): Rinse the … Continue reading →

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On Hate: A Word Play and A Meditation

Posted on May 3, 2011 by literarylee

I found myself playing with words yesterday after reading about OBL’s death and its aftermath.  What started as a wordplay, ended as a meditation on life and hate. First, the word play… I hate hate. I hate hatred. I hate … Continue reading →

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I Wished I’d Noticed…

Posted on May 2, 2011 by literarylee

In town late last week I saw the results of an act of man-made destruction.  I was shocked and appalled, completely powerless to do anything to alter what I saw or ignore what the act represented. City workers or possibly … Continue reading →

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Duck 5

Posted on May 1, 2011 by literarylee

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The Discipline of Planting Seeds

Posted on April 30, 2011 by literarylee

(I wrote this last year but it suits for this one too, though the cast of characters is a little different: fewer and later planted peas, less bok choi, added broccoli.) Early May 2010 Saturday at the market and I … Continue reading →

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Among the Ultra Orthodox

Posted on April 29, 2011 by literarylee

Hello from Jerusalem, Surrounded by waves of fervor, I stood amazed and delighted at the 450 gold robed, fur-hatted, side-curled Hasidic men and boys welcoming in and relishing their Queen: lovely, precious Shabbos. On a Friday night not long ago … Continue reading →

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I love Lettuce From the Garden So Much…

Posted on April 28, 2011 by literarylee

…I would risk getting struck by lightning just to have some. Well…not quite but this evening when I returned home from work we were going to walk to Jones for lettuce for a salad to eat with grilled steak, but … Continue reading →

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I Have Longed to Move Away

Posted on April 26, 2011 by literarylee

Dylan Thomas I have longed to move away From the hissing of the spent lie And the old terrors’ continual cry Growing more terrible as the day Goes over the hill into the deep sea; I have longed to move … Continue reading →

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Duck 4

Posted on April 26, 2011 by literarylee

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Informationization

Posted on April 25, 2011 by literarylee

I was reading something the other day about the state of the world.  It was a translation of a document written in the language of a country I’ve never lived in before (in other words, don’t try to guess what … Continue reading →

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