Monthly Archives: November 2006

Celebrity children’s books

Posted on November 5, 2006 by Kirsten

Story in the Guardian. My favorite line: “Yes, but … what about the children?” Technorati Tags: children’s books

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Firebird

Posted on November 3, 2006 by Kirsten

Sometimes we don’t know what it is that we’ve captured. We know it’s magical. And the most beautiful thing we’ve ever held in our hands. We can’t believe that we’ve been asked to let it go. And that’s the mystery … Continue reading →

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Not writing

Posted on November 2, 2006 by Kirsten

Can’t. Feeling low. Browsing through The Portable Romantic Poets looking for something mournful enough to match my mood. This can’t be healthy. “I am the self-consumer of my woes.” I am the self-consumer of my woes, They rise and vanish … Continue reading →

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Day 2

Posted on November 2, 2006 by Kirsten

Has it occurred to anyone else that copying and pasting “it was a dark and stormy night” into a Word document 7142.8571428571428571428571428571 times would satisfy the NaNoWriMo requirements? Hmmmmm . . . Technorati Tags: National Novel Writing Month

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NaNoWriMo, Day 1

Posted on November 1, 2006 by Kirsten

Number of words written so far: 0 Time left until midnight: 4 hours, 13 minutes Average number of words per day one would need to write if one wrote every day this month: 1666.6666666666666666666666666667 Average number of words per day … Continue reading →

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Why the nerves in your mouth matter

Posted on November 1, 2006 by Kirsten

Because if you can’t feel anything while you chew your food, you might accidently start gnawing on the inside of your mouth while you eat. Without knowing it. Except that for some reason your teeth don’t seem to connect the … Continue reading →

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