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.

About The Life Literary

Posted on December 27, 2010 by literarylee

What’s All This About? The Life Literary is my workshop for word play and use.  It’s also where I note ways to live literarily.  Here I write, record, comment, list.  And play.  Walk around a workshop.  Find sawdust piles, half-finished … Continue reading →

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The Five Dollar Christmas Deal

Posted on December 20, 2010 by literarylee

(Our Christmas 2007 letter) December 2007 The Five Dollar Christmas Deal It’s 6 a.m. on a cold, December Saturday morning and I’m fixing coffee and oatmeal.  I still find it hard to believe my wife is in Bali, Indonesia.  I … Continue reading →

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Grab a Festive Bunch

Posted on December 19, 2010 by literarylee

Fantastic statement.  I love the direct tone, the active voice, the spare word use. At the market yesterday I purchased a lovely bouquet of evergreens and dried flowers not because I needed more live Christmas decorations (I bought those last … Continue reading →

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With George at Sunrise

Posted on December 17, 2010 by literarylee

Commuting to the District for work these three years starting most days from a bus stop within sight of the Potomac, I’ve seen many lovely sunrises over the river, and almost every one makes me think of the Father of our Nation.  … Continue reading →

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Literary Wannabe Puts Kibosh

Posted on December 15, 2010 by literarylee

I’m reading a first edition Updike I picked up for a buck a few months ago from a used-book sale.  The Coup is a delightfully typical Updike, lush and substantial like a thick, perfectly marbled prime-rib: juicy, rich, tasty, a pleasure to savor.  Most of … Continue reading →

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Good Ole Fashioned Linear Thinking

Posted on December 15, 2010 by literarylee

(If possible, I edit and re-read every bit of communication, every email and letter I send.  Even trivial or routine emails, to my my wife, my children, my parents, a friend, I go over, trying to tighten the language, fix … Continue reading →

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Come Get High With Us…

Posted on December 13, 2010 by literarylee

(One way I live literarily is to write event invitations with puns, double entendres, rhymes, and whatever other literary devices sound good to me at the moment.  Here is the invitation I sent out for my wife’s birthday party.  This … Continue reading →

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Wreaths on the Treasury

Posted on December 9, 2010 by literarylee

Today I saw wreaths, evergreen circles with red-ribbon bows, tied by more wide, red ribbon to each gray pillar of the imposing, stony facade of the U.S. Treasury building. The Treasury of the United States of America: the payer of my government … Continue reading →

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Juxtaposition

Posted on December 9, 2010 by literarylee

Look for things that don’t belong together.  Put words side by side that wouldn’t otherwise be together.  Notice or create unexpected image or word  partnerships.

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Pen to paper

Posted on December 9, 2010 by literarylee

The first step: pen to paper.  Even if it’s lousy (because it might not be).  Write it down.  Get started.

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