Category Archives: voices

Erasure with Natasha Trethewey

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Al

I mostly enjoyed the Thursday reading and q & a with Natasha Trethewey, sponsored by Literary Arts. Some of her poems sounded nice read aloud. I particularly enjoyed her palindrome. But I admit that I couldn’t focus on the poems … Continue reading →

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Social Media

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Al

Are you my Facebook Friend? Do you follow my infrequent tweets?

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A Common Phrenology

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Al

Last week, in the final 1/10th of my 2000 mile drive, my new car rolled through Pasco, Kennewick, and Richland: the so-called Tri-Cities of Washington state.  My all-season tires (one Firestone/three Goodyear) read the landscape first revealed to me only … Continue reading →

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Don’t Go

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Al

Last night K and I walked from our house to the nearby Wonder Ballroom to see Alison Moyet, a show I’d hoped to see for more than 25 years. As we approached, the venue looked awfully dark and it was … Continue reading →

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Cylons

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Al

And now we know that the THREE can recognize the other Cylons, the Final Five. You do realize that if you unbox the THREE, all will be revealed? Every single IP, I mean — Cylon, will be known. Is Xena … Continue reading →

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A New Blog is Born

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Al

My friend MexicaMax finally started a blog. He’s a lowrider — heh heh.

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Renee Dixon

Posted on July 31, 2007 by Al

Is she Cypress? And why would someone select a username which makes it appear as though they are someone else? After all, the person known as Cypress6725 obviously chose that name to impersonate Phil Furia, the Bobby Darin “scholar.” Do … Continue reading →

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Looking for Renee Dixon

Posted on July 20, 2007 by Al

I am trying to reach Renee Dixon (formerly Uhl) who once lived in Wilmington, NC.  Since I know a lot of my readers live there, I thought I’d post this.  If you know how I can reach her, please let … Continue reading →

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Playing the Victim

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Al

If Professor Wendy Brenner tells you that I am being mean to her or that this site is hurting her reputation, please ask her directly: are you responsible for the threatening emails sent to the webmaster? If you are not … Continue reading →

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Carol Ann

Posted on February 28, 2007 by Al

I had to lend my television set to a creative writing professor, new in Wilmington, because she got “messages” from tv. Seriously.

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