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.

Bombay Letter Introduction

Posted on February 6, 2011 by literarylee

My work took me and my family, my wife and three children, to Bombay, India where we lived for two years, 1998 and 1999.  This was my first assignment with my new employer and I was flush with the excitement … Continue reading →

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For the Love of Playing with Words

Posted on February 5, 2011 by literarylee

I love words.  They’re fun.  Words are a lot of things to me: comforting, beautiful, entertaining.  They are also toys.  I like playing with words, experimenting with sounds, making up new words and more.  I even collect words, like pub … Continue reading →

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The Story of The Life Literary’s and the Daily Sentence’s Conception and Birth

Posted on February 4, 2011 by literarylee

August 28, 2009 Today I rushed to the Kennedy Center to get stuck there during a rain.  Black clouds sailed into view.  Lightning flashed.  The storm approached rapidly, but I made it ahead of the rain.  Naughty fellow, rushing away from … Continue reading →

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Kibosh Accomplished

Posted on February 4, 2011 by literarylee

I said this at work today.  I like the sound of it, especially the nearly matching kib and comp sounds.

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Breaking Soil

Posted on February 4, 2011 by literarylee

I marvel at happy, green broccoli seedlings breaking soil after only three days, but only some of the lettuce is up.  I worry when I don’t see sprouts as soon as I think I should.  Planting seeds stretches my ability to trust … Continue reading →

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A Daily Sentence

Posted on February 3, 2011 by literarylee

My decision to write one sentence a day got me writing again.  There was more to it than that, but breaking down the large (or at least, to me large-seeming) task of Regular Writing into very small pieces was an … Continue reading →

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From The Bride’s Father’s Notebook – Day 1

Posted on February 2, 2011 by literarylee

From the Bride’s Father’s Notebook Introduction December 20, 2009 Katie and David arrived today.  They were supposed to get here yesterday but the Blizzard of 2009 had other ideas.  Thankfully they were able to get safely to just three hours … Continue reading →

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Spirituals in the Promised Land

Posted on February 1, 2011 by literarylee

October 23, 2004 Hello from Jerusalem, It was a juxtaposition of image and setting! Did anyone else sense the the irony? Last night I went to a concert of the Jerusalem Barbershop Chorus, a group of 10 men who sing, … Continue reading →

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A Hare-Brained Act of Hope

Posted on January 31, 2011 by literarylee

2011 – Last night, January 30, I planted seeds, a hare-brained act of hope.  Green Buttercrunch, Red Velvet loose-leaf, Speckled Trout Romaine lettuces, Piracicaba broccoli, bok choi and parsley, improbable bits of almost nothing, each with a spark of life.  … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem Letter Introduction

Posted on January 31, 2011 by literarylee

My work (and my wife’s) took us to Jerusalem where we lived for three years from 2004 to 2007.  My first couple years there I wrote emails, essays really, to family and friends about life in Jerusalem.  I wrote about … Continue reading →

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