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.

Checking on the Kids

Posted on March 16, 2011 by literarylee

Me: Honey, I dropped by the kids’ dorm to see how they’re doing. My Wife: Well, at least they had one week on their own without daddy fussing over them.  Honestly, you need to give them a little space. Me: … Continue reading →

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Rhymer

Posted on March 15, 2011 by literarylee

A poet I am not my friends I make no claim to verse, I simply like to rhyme a bit Ye gads! It could be worse. I’ve always thought that rhyming words Was lots of fun to do, Perhaps you’d … Continue reading →

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The Life Literary Mission Statement

Posted on March 14, 2011 by literarylee

Visitors to The Life Literary are in for some fun.  TLL readers will have the chance to enjoy words and be ennobled by all things literary.  From essays to word plays, poetry to puns, literary events, daily sentences, narratives, and … Continue reading →

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Writing a Mission Statement

Posted on March 14, 2011 by literarylee

A mission statement is an excellent way for a company, a family, a couple, or even a person to set down on paper what is most important, how he or she or they want to live life or conduct their business.  A … Continue reading →

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Rondure

Posted on March 13, 2011 by literarylee

I discovered this word last summer memorizing a poem (“Out of the Rolling Ocean the Crowd,” by Walt Whitman) for my middle son’s wedding.  I fell in love with it at first sight.  I still like speaking this silken word: … Continue reading →

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Out of the rolling ocean the crowd

Posted on March 13, 2011 by literarylee

Walt Whitman Out of the rolling ocean the crowd came a drop gently to me, whispering, I love you, before long I die, I have travell’d a long way merely to look on you to touch you, For I could … Continue reading →

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Odd Little Polygon

Posted on March 12, 2011 by literarylee

In an odd little polygon of a park I pass on my way to work from the bus stop, sits an odd little polygon of a pond.  This morning I saw, floating placidly, paddling lazily back and forth, mallard duck … Continue reading →

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Experimenting with Nature…

Posted on March 11, 2011 by literarylee

…or at least collaborating with it to grow things Last year I planted a portion of the spring plants I started from seed, not being sure if they would survive or not.  In retrospect it seemed timid and haphazard.  This … Continue reading →

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First Plants in the Garden 2010

Posted on March 11, 2011 by literarylee

(I wrote this last year when I first set out plants.  Note this year I planted them all at once, not just a timid few.  Also, I set them in the ground a full two weeks earlier this year.  I … Continue reading →

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Looking for Lines

Posted on March 10, 2011 by literarylee

Doggone it, I’m a word guy, not a graphic artist.  But give some poor writer a blog, and all of a sudden he’s looking for lines. Actually, what I’m looking for are attractive header shots.  Though the verbiage is the … Continue reading →

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