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.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Liturgical Worship: Opera! Poetry!

A couple of weeks ago as we left church for our Sunday coffee and breakfast, my wife commented that the liturgy, the worship of the Orthodox Church, is like an opera.  It tells a story with song, movement and image … Continue reading

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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

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