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Author Archives: literarylee
To An Egg
(My friend and fellow Robert Burns admirer, Argyle Schield, continues to search for undiscovered collections of Burns’ work. Not long ago he discovered, in a dust covered chest in some attic or cellar in Scotland, a set of what he … Continue reading
Posted in Literary Events, Original Poems
Tagged poems, poetry, Robert Burns, to a mouse, undiscovered
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Shedding
Stepped away from his desk His job? It was through. Reached his hand to his collar Knew just what to do. Gave a tug at his tie From his neck slipped it loose. Tossed it into the trash No more … Continue reading
A Midsummer’s Garden Tour
(I planted this not long after June 21, 2012 but then it remained dormant in the archives until sprouting just now.) I have further enlarged my Garden Kingdom adding yet more acreage to the Lorelei. I decided last fall to … Continue reading
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A Spectator Riding Into the City
I’m on a bus to the Metro which will take me to into town so I can visit the Historical Society of Washington. Been a month and a half since I’ve been on a bus and it sure feels good, … Continue reading
A Sentence A Day Gives a Blog Much to Say
I got an email from someone who discovered Carrot and Honey, my other blog, and sent me the following email: Hello! I stumbled across your blog and noticed your “contact me” section. There, you indicated that you are willing to … Continue reading
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Introducing This Blog’s New Baby Brother
This blog has a new baby brother named Carrot and Honey. It’s where I am writing about my year of unpaid sabbatical leave. Why two blogs? I have always considered The Life Literary to be more of a portfolio of … Continue reading
Writing A Sentence
Here’s an interesting and helpful essay by Verlyn Klinkenborg about writing sentences. He says that most sentences do not say what the writer intended they say, and that a sentence writer needs to learn to understand that his sentence will … Continue reading
Of All The People
Of all the people I’m glad I’ve met, Kind and funny, good as they get, There’s one I’m thinking of right now. It’s our son Aaron, yes! And how! Oh when I think of heartfelt carin’ My mind, it races … Continue reading
A Sticky, Slimy Habit
We’ve been eating okra almost every night for the last two months. The 18 or so okra stalks in the garden, now each about six feet tall (one is eight… like I should write a story: Jack and the Okrastalk), … Continue reading
Posted in Garden: A Love Story
Tagged F. Scott Fitzgerald, garden, gin and tonic, hibiscus, okra, slimy, The Great Gatsby
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