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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~4/XY0LSC2W-CQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://writingthemuse.blogspot.com/2009/01/finding-ideas.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020428213456613946.post-2621654524181121068</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:51:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-05T05:58:24.278-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Writer</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">writing</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Fiction</category><title>I Have Finished!</title><atom:summary>Image via WikipediaYay!!!!!I have finally complete my novella for Harlequin Historical's Undone line.  It is just under 15,000 words and I am thrilled that I got through it.  Even in the midst of the troubles I was having, I did manage to get some writing down when I could.Actually, I used a technique that has helped me in the past.  I tell myself that I'm only going to write one sentence.  </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~3/wc4zy2GCHJQ/i-have-finished.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Ionafey)</author><thr:total>5</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~4/wc4zy2GCHJQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://writingthemuse.blogspot.com/2009/01/i-have-finished.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020428213456613946.post-4119055306425440749</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2008 06:21:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-27T01:40:40.618-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">writers-block</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Writer</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Depression</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Bipolar disorder</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Anxiety</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">writing</category><title>Writing and Anxiety</title><atom:summary>Image by carf via FlickrWell, as most know I've been away from writing on here for quite a bit now.  Actually, I was kind of missing it.  It is great to interact with people from all over the world and see what they have to say about the things that come out of my head.I an not ashamed to say that I suffer from bipolar disease type II.  This is not your typical manic depression because I don't </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~3/n7fEJrdoxd0/writing-and-anxiety.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Ionafey)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3247/3132501613_20ac1d59ea_t.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>6</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~4/n7fEJrdoxd0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://writingthemuse.blogspot.com/2008/12/writing-and-anxiety.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020428213456613946.post-4669766616200257070</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:31:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-12T03:35:12.376-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">parts of a sentence</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Writer</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">parts of speech</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Writers Resources</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Online Writing</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Grammar</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">writing</category><title>Sentence structure</title><atom:summary>Written for Helium, I thought this may help someone here as well.  It never hurts to take a look at your sentences to see if you are at least attempting to follow the rules of grammar.

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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~4/KJkm9q94wlw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://writingthemuse.blogspot.com/2008/12/sentence-structure.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020428213456613946.post-7070500462810700002</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:15:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-11T02:20:04.667-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">submissions</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Helium</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">contests</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Online Writing</category><title>Ready, set, go -- again!</title><atom:summary>Alright Inky and all of you out there who want to be part of submission-palooza, I'm ready to roll.I propose ten submissions of any length to be submitted to duotrope markets, helium, or associated content (I'd like to write some articles since I just made a few dollars).  All pieces must be started, finished, and submitted between now and whenever anyone announces they are done with ten.Award: </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~3/58_AxJo17qE/ready-set-go-again.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Ionafey)</author><thr:total>8</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~4/58_AxJo17qE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://writingthemuse.blogspot.com/2008/12/ready-set-go-again.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020428213456613946.post-4551391454153825019</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:17:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-08T05:51:20.685-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">poetry</category><title>Poetry Blog</title><atom:summary>Since I've been having such a good time writing poetry lately, I've decided to open up a smaller blog dedicated to just poems.  It feels really good to write them -- especially the diamantes -- and I'm already enjoying it.Check it out: http://ionafeyspoetry.blogspot.com/</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~3/6BqQ54HTfQ8/poetry-blog.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Ionafey)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~4/hkMsRAtzUu4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://writingthemuse.blogspot.com/2008/12/i-hate-eating.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020428213456613946.post-2869645729311209411</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 11:39:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-06T07:08:45.919-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Weblogs</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Blogger</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">tutorial</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Gadget</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Website</category><title>How to get yourself a spiffy blogger template</title><atom:summary>Well, it isn't that hard, really.  Here are a few simple steps.  Now, bear in mind it is the customization that is tough.  If there is something you really need -- adsense, a special sort of widget on the side -- that's a different thing.  Post a comment and I'll see what I can do.So, go to this website: http://www.btemplates.comYou'll see on this page a fantastic list of just about any sort of </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~3/DlYFjvifO5I/how-to-get-yourself-spiffy-blogger.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Ionafey)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_43vjqoGnOPU/STppdXUM95I/AAAAAAAAACk/SIr94Wko2YA/s72-c/screencap+blogger.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>1</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~4/DlYFjvifO5I" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://writingthemuse.blogspot.com/2008/12/how-to-get-yourself-spiffy-blogger.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020428213456613946.post-961346354457429007</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 08:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-06T04:06:55.225-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">diamante</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">poetry</category><title>Three more diamantes</title><atom:summary>Well, since there was such a response to my first diamante poem, I thought I'd try a few more. These ones were more difficult because I wasn't getting the parts of speech right.  BTW, I never new how similar the words forgive and forget actually are.HotWarm, intenseBurning, searing, meltingSun, heat, clouds, windChilling, shivering, chatteringBitter, crystallineColdLoveSexual, emotionalGiving, </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~3/djIukGdR2ew/three-more-diamantes.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Ionafey)</author><thr:total>2</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~4/djIukGdR2ew" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://writingthemuse.blogspot.com/2008/12/three-more-diamantes.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020428213456613946.post-27546336883194265</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 05:04:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-06T00:05:51.978-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Fyodor Dostoevsky</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">writing</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Literature</category><title>Quotes that Inspire -- Dostoevsky</title><atom:summary>Fyodor Dostoevsky Quotes:"We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken.Fyodor Dostoevsky"--- This is a romance novel waiting to happen.  Hopefully, I good one. :)“One can know a man from his laugh, and if you like a man's laugh before you know anything of him, you may confidently say </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~3/thiyIwaZORU/quotes-that-inspire.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Ionafey)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~4/4ZJEx78IIXI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://writingthemuse.blogspot.com/2008/12/diamante.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020428213456613946.post-8077585786659612817</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:33:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-05T00:17:20.158-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Writer</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Sonnet 18</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Writers Resources</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Sonnet</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">poetry</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Literature</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Arts</category><title>Tutorial: A sonnet</title><atom:summary>Image via Wikipedia"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day" is probably the most well know start to a sonnet in the who English language.  Recently, though, I have been playing with this form in the vain attempt to win a certain contest. :)  Here's a quick guide on how to put one together.The general form is like this abab, cdcd, efef, gg with ten syllables per line.  This is the classic English </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~3/MmeUwY6RCPk/tutorial-sonnet.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Ionafey)</author><thr:total>3</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~4/MmeUwY6RCPk" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://writingthemuse.blogspot.com/2008/12/tutorial-sonnet.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020428213456613946.post-2185799773398531577</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:41:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-04T12:50:21.685-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Short Stories</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Online Writing</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Short story</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">poetry</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Fiction</category><title>News and Views</title><atom:summary>Well, I really ought to be sleeping, but I needed to tell everyone my great news.  Golden Visions has picked up my flash story . . . can't remember the name now -- oh, I thinkImage via Wikipedia it is the Goodbye.  Publication to be in Feb with a bit of a token ($5) payment.  Yay, me!I did lose the writing contest, but just by a hair.  I submitted three poems (two sonnets and a rondel) to Coyote </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~3/Q93tVVH0yG0/news-and-views.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Ionafey)</author><thr:total>2</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~4/Q93tVVH0yG0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://writingthemuse.blogspot.com/2008/12/news-and-views.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020428213456613946.post-6502109419200344510</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:26:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-04T06:26:17.951-05:00</atom:updated><title>A Lovecraftian Sense of Humor</title><atom:summary>Sweet Ermengarde - Wikisource: "Ermengarde Stubbs was the beauteous blonde daughter of Hiram Stubbs, a poor but honest farmer-bootlegger of Hogton, Vt. Her name was originally Ethyl Ermengarde, but her father persuaded her to drop the praenomen after the passage of the 18th Amendment, averring that it made him thirsty by reminding him of ethyl alcohol, C2H5OH. His own products contained mostly </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~3/vDzL4lpZlCo/lovecraftian-sense-of-humor.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Ionafey)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~4/vDzL4lpZlCo" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://writingthemuse.blogspot.com/2008/12/lovecraftian-sense-of-humor.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020428213456613946.post-8977542999042608083</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:05:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-02T23:19:34.542-05:00</atom:updated><title>Pictures of sculpts</title><atom:summary>As requested -- thanks, Iseult! -- I am going to post some pictures of things I sculpted. My digital photography isn't the best, but you can get the idea. First up is Gandalf the Grey. Please excuse the missing hand and staff. I'm still working on getting that right. Next is an original character Sir Philip the Standard Bearer. He's actually complete and shows a progression of how my sculpting is</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~3/BXn-4uoIPc4/pictures-of-sculpts.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Ionafey)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_43vjqoGnOPU/STYGNl6MWFI/AAAAAAAAACE/2x4wjv7u6OU/s72-c/sculpting+009.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>3</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~4/BXn-4uoIPc4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://writingthemuse.blogspot.com/2008/12/pictures-of-sculpts.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020428213456613946.post-6342941681230911914</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-02T04:15:33.489-05:00</atom:updated><title>Inkpot's Challenge</title><atom:summary>Alright, Iseult, I'm ready for you.  Five submissions, the winner gets to brag to her hearts content.  New pieces only -- flash okay.  Submit to Helium, Associated Content, or magazines as your heart desires.You're gonna win because I don't write fiction that fast -- maybe I'll write a poem!  Ready, set, go!</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~3/TYRJ3XgGUgE/inkpots-challenge.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Ionafey)</author><thr:total>11</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~4/TYRJ3XgGUgE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://writingthemuse.blogspot.com/2008/12/inkpots-challenge.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020428213456613946.post-7175482117282584889</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:26:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-01T04:28:35.622-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">chatter</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">writing</category><title>Remembering Christmas Past</title><atom:summary>I originally wrote this for my husband to get to know my family, but I decided to share it with family and the internet at large because I think we have an entertaining way of celebrating Christmas.  It took a ton of reworking, but here it is.  Hope all who read it like it.*****Christmas EveChristmas in an Italian family is like no other.  It is all about family, fighting, laughing, loving, and </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~3/ATRSHdUxKzA/remembering-christmas-past.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Ionafey)</author><thr:total>2</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~4/ATRSHdUxKzA" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://writingthemuse.blogspot.com/2008/12/remembering-christmas-past.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020428213456613946.post-9043655278260295141</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:32:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-30T17:43:24.272-05:00</atom:updated><title>Bad use of Language by Media</title><atom:summary>Whatever it is, Mike Tomlin oozes it. -- Dan DierdorfHave you ever heard a more disgust comment regarding a coach? Regarding anyone? I think he meant exude, but that isn't what he said. It's really a shame how the English language is butchered in everyday broadcasts. I've also noted an increase in the incorrect usage of matriculate. It has nothing to do with progression -- look it up. It actually</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~3/FvBQg_PAkd0/whatever-it-is-mike-tomlin-oozes-it.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Ionafey)</author><thr:total>2</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~4/FvBQg_PAkd0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://writingthemuse.blogspot.com/2008/11/whatever-it-is-mike-tomlin-oozes-it.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020428213456613946.post-4065743276034452437</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 07:43:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-29T02:43:07.147-05:00</atom:updated><title>Funeral Black Friday</title><atom:summary>'Black Friday:' Three dead so far: The Swamp: "Some 'Black Friday.''First a temporary maintenance worker died opening the doors of a Wal-Mart to a bargaining-hunting crowd of human wolves. And now two are dead at a Toys 'R'' Us."Say it ain't so.  Wow, this is just stupid.  I know that economic times are hard, but for God's sake, just don't run someone over in your lust for a big screen.  This </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~3/yA4jXq_cT-o/funeral-black-friday.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Ionafey)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~4/yA4jXq_cT-o" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://writingthemuse.blogspot.com/2008/11/funeral-black-friday.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020428213456613946.post-6551320219064195734</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:53:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-29T02:21:46.750-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">chatter</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">gastric bypass surgery</category><title>Thanksgiving</title><atom:summary>Well, today will be my first major holiday with gastri bypass. It's sort of a weird moment. I don't feel like I will be missing out on much, really. I actually find that I rather hate eating. I have all of these expectations of how the food will taste and they are never fulfilled. Even if the expectation is fulfilled, I end up feeling to full or to sick. I'm not displeased. I just don't want to </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~3/K5FOwNS5L4M/thanksgiving.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Ionafey)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~4/K5FOwNS5L4M" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://writingthemuse.blogspot.com/2008/11/thanksgiving.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020428213456613946.post-3115043715555419615</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:04:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-26T09:14:56.873-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">chatter</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">writing</category><title>Interim</title><atom:summary>Well, it has been a while since I've posted anything here, but I feel like I only have the energy for a quick update today.  If I had more energy, I would be writing the article I've researched and submitting it to Helium.  Man, that place is so much fun for me . . . and so inspiring.I wrote a novel eight years ago and had it published.  Sometimes I still can't even believe I did it, but I think </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~3/t48OslbL1vU/interim.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Ionafey)</author><thr:total>3</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~4/t48OslbL1vU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://writingthemuse.blogspot.com/2008/11/interim.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020428213456613946.post-6666502424936421085</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-29T02:26:51.504-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">chatter</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">poetry</category><title>A couple of poems . . .</title><atom:summary>Trying to capture the rhythm and feel of crashing wavse using only words.EbbAnd flowTo and froIn and outand in and outCrash the wavesAnd plash the wavesRising falling swayingPushing and pulling hoping prayingFilling emptying opening closingBack forth and back and forthMoving left and moving rightRocking and rollingInspire and expireIn and out againEbbing andFlowing********************************</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~3/dZfLSfDdcwc/couple-of-poems.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Ionafey)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~4/dZfLSfDdcwc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://writingthemuse.blogspot.com/2008/11/couple-of-poems.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020428213456613946.post-8802240058612797484</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:05:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-29T02:29:02.501-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">tarot</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">writing</category><title>Daily Tarot</title><atom:summary>So, what's the day going to be like? Actually, I am supposed to be asleep right now, but I work tonight, so I'm staying awake.Random card: eight of wandsIdeas: swift action, javelins, tree of life moving in purposeful direction, getting on targetLearn tarot meanings: quick action, conclusion, news3-minute promt: Jacob threw the javelin as far as he could. It penetrated the hay bale almost through</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~3/uyqlSGOtj2w/daily-tarot.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Ionafey)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~4/uyqlSGOtj2w" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://writingthemuse.blogspot.com/2008/11/daily-tarot.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020428213456613946.post-4610047385914512862</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:42:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-21T00:48:31.151-05:00</atom:updated><title>Steelers Win</title><atom:summary>Ah, yeah, the sweet feel of victory.  The Steelers won handily tonight and it is a lovely thing to see.  I think we could go deep in the playoffs if Ben is kept upright and has his game on.  More later.  Must sleep now.</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~3/zSgeQ5R13Tk/steelers-win.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Ionafey)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~4/zSgeQ5R13Tk" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://writingthemuse.blogspot.com/2008/11/steelers-win.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020428213456613946.post-256032002416825663</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:50:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-20T10:53:19.529-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">chatter</category><title>My anniversary</title><atom:summary>Today is my anniversay of the day I met my husband.  We met online through a personals site that was sponsored by the newspaper.  That was November 20, 2002 at 12:34 that he emailed me for the first time. :)  Yes, he knows it down to the time because he remembered that number.I am truly a very happy woman to have him in my life.  He's been my strength for six years and I still can't get enough of</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WritingsAndMusingsEtc/~3/VTAeS4K93hA/my-anniversary.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Ionafey)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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