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Song of the crickets

August 12, 2018by Sandra S. 2 Comments

There’s a girl I knew, in the strange way of the Internet.  Named for a flower, she is the daughter of a man I met on a defunct writing site…a […]

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Bird's Eye View, but still uncomfortable, Essays, love, not horror, reflections

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

October 14, 2017by Sandra S. 3 Comments

What a difference a day makes.

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Bird's Eye View, Essays, not horror, but still uncomfortable, reflections, The Daily Write

Famous Last Words

October 8, 2017by Sandra S. 3 Comments

Today I read the last words of a reporter who blogged his own death.  His name was Mark Mooney, and I don’t know what kind of  reporter he was in […]

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Bird's Eye View, love, not horror, reflections, The Daily Write

I’m not your tomboy or your tiny dancer either.

July 9, 2017by Sandra S. Leave a comment

The first person to call me a tomboy was Cathy Lidisky. “Me and Sandy are tomboys, aren’t we?” she said, as if sure of my agreement. We were in sixth […]

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Bird's Eye View, Essays, feminism, growing up midwestern, not horror, reflections, the sporting life

They carried a man out feet first at the symphony last night.

May 19, 2017by Sandra S. 5 Comments

don’t let stress ruin your life

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Bird's Eye View, Essays, not horror, but still uncomfortable, reflections, The Daily Write

Mother

April 16, 2017by Sandra S. Leave a comment

Giraffes quietly placed on the endangered species list in 2016.

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Bird's Eye View, but still uncomfortable, Essays, flash

Long Live the Salmon King

March 10, 2017by Sandra S. Leave a comment

The canulier received the news that the salmon king had died. She heard it from the scone man, who asked the Latvian sausage maker and the Japanese salad dressing specialist, […]

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Bird's Eye View, Essays, not horror, reflections

What Women Really Want

March 8, 2017by Sandra S. 11 Comments

A day of freedom for women would look like this

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Bird's Eye View, Essays, feminism

The Long Farewell

December 10, 2016by Sandra S. 6 Comments

I thought about you today.  I always do when it rains.  You would appreciate the fact that the little sensor that detects rainwater on the windshield of a car and […]

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Bird's Eye View, Essays, love, reflections

Destined for Greatness — Caneléfornia

November 30, 2016by Sandra S. Leave a comment

If you are really paying attention you can detect the pathos inherent in any canelés making endeavor – for example, the rum for this recipe is only a few scant tablespoons, […]

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Bird's Eye View, Essays, not horror, reflections

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