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Month: February 2016

A Paramount Announcement for Writers

February 25, 2016 by user Leave a Comment

As both a writer and a lover of musical theatre,  I was overjoyed to hear the news this week that the Paramount Theatre in Aurora had launched New Works. As the theatre’s website explains: The New Works Program at the Paramount operates year-round collaborating and partnering with writers in development of a new piece. It … [Read more…]

Posted in: Blog Posts Tagged: cat hair, cats, collaborating, dog hair, dogs, grandma, Hair, Les Miz, libretto, lint rollers, musicals, New Work, Paramount Theatre Auruora, The Pajama Game, The Producers, theatre, Urinetown, We B Late blog, writing

Season’s Teasings

February 23, 2016 by user 1 Comment

Here in northern Illinois, when there’s a great burst of warm weather late in the fall, we call it Indian Summer. But what do you call what we had last weekend? Over 60 degrees on February 20 – windows open, people outside in shirtsleeves and shorts, washing their cars and playing in the yard. I … [Read more…]

Posted in: Blog Posts, Quickies Tagged: al fresco, Indian summer, sandals, season's teasings, seasons, snow, unseasonably warm weather, warmth, We B Late blog, winter heat wave

Pondering A Writer’s Life

February 20, 2016 by user Leave a Comment

Having learned of the death of Harper Lee yesterday at the age of 89, I felt compelled to read further about her life and her work. In 1960, this first-time writer published her one and only novel: To Kill a Mockingbird. (Yes, a “sequel,” Go Set a Watchman, came out last year, but it didn’t … [Read more…]

Posted in: Blog Posts, Quickies Tagged: death, harper lee, honors, to kill a mockingbird, writers, writing

Spring is Really in the Air

February 19, 2016 by user 1 Comment

Chicago’s anticipated 60 degree temps today inspire poetry: Roses are red, Violets are blue. The snow has been hiding Four tons of dog poo. Hey, they all can’t be Shakespeare.   [2/18/16 – Poetry]  

Posted in: Blog Posts, Quickies Tagged: spring; spring thaw; poetry; humor; dogs; pooper scooping; snow

Prompts Prompt Prompt Production

February 17, 2016 by user Leave a Comment

When I committed to a daily writing discipline, it wasn’t because I had 365 topics ready to go.  Of course, I had a few ideas, and  I knew I could count on situational inspiration from time-to-time.  But what really gave me the chutzpah to make this promise was knowing that I could always rely on … [Read more…]

Posted in: Blog Posts, Quickies Tagged: creative writing, creativity, essay, fiction, prompt, quickie, quickie-a-day, We B Late blog, writer, writing prompts

What’s in a Name?

February 16, 2016 by user 4 Comments

When they got married, my mom and dad made a deal. She’d name the boys, and he’d name the girls.  Well, first up was me, and I spent most of my childhood explaining to other kids that I didn’t have the same first name as the guy on Bonanza (“that’s Lorne Greene – one syllable!”). … [Read more…]

Posted in: Blog Posts, Quickies Tagged: dad, Lauren, Lauren Bacall, memories, what's in a name?

Reflections in the Snow

February 15, 2016 by user Leave a Comment

I visited my dad yesterday, and then made the white knuckle, hour-plus drive home in the several inches of snow that were staying just ahead of the plows. All of this called to mind the first winter I was driving, living in that very same house. I was coming home one day, and as I … [Read more…]

Posted in: Blog Posts, Quickies Tagged: dad's words of wisdom, driving lessons, skidding, snow, winter driving

“Back in 1938, before…”

February 14, 2016 by user Leave a Comment

… what many to this day consider the greatest year in movie history — 1939 — many people had no idea about munchkins and yellow brick roads, had said neither hello nor goodbye to Mr. Chips, and, frankly, didn’t give a damn whether Rhett Butler gave a damn. They went about their daily lives, not … [Read more…]

Posted in: Blog Posts, Quickies Tagged: book adaptations, books to movies, classic films, Oscars, quickie-a-day. We B Late blog, Turner Classic Movies, writing prompt

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