tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51757622351283350412024-03-12T20:44:24.537-07:00Writer's BlogM. Ann Rohrer (Ann)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05475109771649874289noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175762235128335041.post-76469534123401728492016-09-05T14:46:00.000-07:002016-09-05T14:46:02.090-07:00Gramma's House-Out House and chamber pot<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;">
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electricity, and no running water, except to the kitchen basin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s the short list. Think arctic cold
rooms in the winter, suffocating in the summer. Daily delivery of big blocks of
ice to keep things cold, wood burning stove to keep things hot. Saturday night
baths in a large galvanized tub, everyone using the same water, Children last.
I was children.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Times; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">And outhouses and chamber pots.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Times; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Pure luxury for the recent pioneer, they were pure adversity for
those of us who knew better—a real bummer (For my pun-loving grandchildren and
their father.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Times; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">A little rectangular structure with a door made of cheap wood was relegated
to a back corner of the lot as far from civilization as possible. Dim light
streamed through knotholes revealing a low bench with a large round outlet upon
which one sat descending to not far enough. An old Sears catalog served as
toilet paper. The stench was palpable, hardly more bearable than one’s need of
it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Times; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">No reading. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Times; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">And no breathing.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Times; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Unless you were a mischievous male, who used the open window, nocturnal
needs were taken care of with chamber pots resembling large porcelain coffee
cups. Everything done at night was done in impenetrable blackness, thus, the rules.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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bed. <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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exact place.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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thing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the misery.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
M. Ann Rohrer (Ann)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05475109771649874289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175762235128335041.post-69544851236317943602016-08-25T14:13:00.000-07:002016-09-05T14:46:41.946-07:00GRAMMA'S HOUSE-Haunted?<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;">Haunted, they said, because of a purported murder
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Built in 1900, it was a two story, gabled
red-brick house with a corrugated galvanized tin roof. By the 1950’s the wood
floors, gray with time, were splintered with long gaping slits into
unfathomable darkness where rodents clacked and clicked with impunity
throughout the house in the quiet of the night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">On the ground floor was a small kitchen boasting running
water, a wood-burning stove and a walk-in-pantry—where I met my first
vinagaroon— a dinning room, bedroom, and
a front room which doubled as a bedroom, where I was born on a hot summer day
in 1947. (Toilette facilities were out the back door and down the trail a spell
to a little shanty at the back of the lot.) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Off the dining room, a dimly lit staircase led to
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ascended in a straight line, creaking and moaning with each step to the top of
the landing where a small window offered a limited view of the yard below. Left of the landing, a doorway opened
directly into a bedroom. Right of the
landing, a long, dark, windowless hall led to the other three rooms, two for
sleeping and one which was uninhabitable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">It was called the spare room, used for storage, the
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the rafters inviting bats. Dusty, dark, and intriguing in a macabre sort of way,
it was home to unremarkable cast offs except for a pair of mannequin-like legs
from the knee down that leaned against the wall waiting for night when they
might walk the halls with the ghost who lived there. Only a curtain draped over
the door frame held in place by two nails, a flimsy deterrent to everything
evil that came out at night or frenzied glimpses during the day to ensure the
boot forms were still there and no ghostly shadows flitted about.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Devoid of convenient light switches on the wall, and
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mention monsters from the under world, finding one’s way in the dark was an
unwelcome thrill. Unable to see my hand in the impenetrable black, I had to find the bulb that hung from an
electrical cord in the middle of the room and pull a chain. The process required
agonizing minutes of inching forward, swinging arms back and forth in a
maniacal frenzy, terrified that I might make physical contact with something
hairy or slimy and certainly ugly. Finally, finding the chain, I quickly pulled
it, dreading what I might find in the sudden brightness staring back at me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Nothing ever did. And the manequin legs were
never out of place. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">If the house is haunted, which some relatives
swear too, and many towns people believe, then I am grateful to the gods of terror
for sparing me a little girl who suffered enough with an overactive
imagination.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">I was standing at the large expanse of the sliding glass
door looking out into our backyard. Beyond our chain link fence was a strip of
wilderness—the back trails—about twenty feet across that ran east to west for a
couple of miles through the north side of our New Mexico town, altitude 6500,
population, 7000. Movement to my right caught my eye. It was Ditto, our cat. On
a dead run, a coyote on her heels. The two of them disappeared into the arroyo
that flanked the path. I froze.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Out of Idgy’s first and last litter, the kitten we decided
to keep was her spitting image right down to gender: the white spot on her
nose, the white tipped ears, and the gray and white stripes that flowed into
her all white underside. Spitting, the proposed name for our little longhair,
was not acceptable, nor was Spit. As the self-appointed name giver, I had the
last say. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">I chose Ditto.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Once Ditto revealed her character, I might have chosen
other apt names: Shrewd, Demanding, Persistence, Impatience, Sly, Clever, Sneak,
Manipulator. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She owned the entire family.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">In the wee hours, when hunger struck her, she would stand over
John, my sleeping husband, batting his forelock deftly without scratching his
head. When she learned that such close proximity meant that he could grab her,
she resorted to scratching at the carpet on his side of the bed. Not wanting to
disturb his night’s rest, John blindly threw pillows at her until she left the
room. But Ditto caught on to that maneuver soon enough and began scratching at
the carpet where the pillow couldn't reach her so easily. At first she crawled
under the bed. In the dark it took John a while to discover why the pillow
wasn't connecting, but once he was on to her, her place of refuge was no longer
out of reach. New Plan. From the foot of the bed, Ditto could scratch with
impunity safe from flying objects hurled blindly her way. John tried closing
the bedroom door to keep her out but to no avail. She simply scratched
annoyingly at the door. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Growling and hissing in cat language, John finally leaves
his warm bed and rewards the triumphant Ditto. Feline payoff. It was a
nocturnal feeding ritual that would not end save she fall victim to Coyote Run.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Nights, from the back trails, we were serenaded en masse with
the frantic coyote yelps of hot pursuit of prey or the assertive claim to
territory. It was not uncommon to find a canis latrans texensis in our yard, or
to see them during early morning exercise. I would tense up if I thought a dog,
half hidden by juniper, was racing toward my path. Discovering it was a coyote
I relaxed knowing full well he would instantly disappear into the camouflage of
flora. But then I was not on the menu. Cats, on the other hand were appetizers,
main entrees, and dessert. Typically, they did not last long in our town.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">But Ditto defied the averages.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to her character made a valiant leap at the last moment for a wild olive tree,
scampering to safety.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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It was great fun responding to Tanya's questions. If you want to read it, click the link above.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">I’m
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purpose. And he has to assemble it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Birthdays
are coming up again. I can hardly wait.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
M. Ann Rohrer (Ann)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05475109771649874289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175762235128335041.post-13939782256318953372013-04-26T15:53:00.001-07:002013-04-26T15:53:39.833-07:00Literary Time Out: Blog Tour: Mattie by M. Ann Rohrer<a href="http://literarytimeout.blogspot.com/2013/04/blog-tour-mattie-by-m-ann-rohrer.html?spref=bl">Literary Time Out: Blog Tour: Mattie by M. Ann Rohrer</a>: Review Mattie was a really interesting read. It's a novel, but is based on a true story (which I didn't realize until I saw f...M. Ann Rohrer (Ann)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05475109771649874289noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175762235128335041.post-47302951621173775952013-04-25T10:43:00.001-07:002013-04-25T10:43:15.571-07:00Bookworm Lisa~: Blog Tour ~ Review of "Mattie" by M. Ann Rohrer<a href="http://lisaisabookworm.blogspot.com/2013/04/blog-tour-review-of-mattie-by-m-ann.html?spref=bl">Bookworm Lisa~: Blog Tour ~ Review of "Mattie" by M. Ann Rohrer</a>: Mattie by M. Ann Rohrer My rating: 4 of 5 stars Source: Netgalley Genre: Historical Fiction Book Description: “Mattie” is h...M. Ann Rohrer (Ann)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05475109771649874289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175762235128335041.post-35406131476850176292013-04-17T18:07:00.000-07:002013-04-17T18:10:49.347-07:00TO JUNK OR NOT TO JUNK<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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My son’s car stalled on the way home from work on a long
lonely road. He and my husband spent days diving into the darkest recesses
under the hood finding several problems and fixed them. Another couple of days and it was all back
together.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It wouldn’t start. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Back under the hood they went, taking the thing apart again,
layer at a time exposing those nether regions, tweaking this, tweaking that. Then,
with greater care, it went back together, bolt by bolt.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It started. It leaked oil.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Refusing to haul it to the junkyard, however tempting, my
son went online looking for solutions. The engine must get hot to seal the
gasket, he discovers. He lets the car idle. No leaks. He drives it around the
neighborhood. No leaks. He takes it on the freeway. No leaks.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Success. We celebrate.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A week later, it stalls on the same road coming home from
work. Disappointment is putting it mildly. He arranges to have it towed. What
could it be? Timing chain? Water pump? Valves? </div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82fBEclcoW_PPNESQBd1NjtXTvVAWQUSimtMQdx2jSwxiqD-O0WXnvT5YyA7LPV2QGvyrpgRBBJ85ZG4wN2xcTiQWWxUuIui2KSpK1qix3w5UV6PAnj2as6LHM3X8l9EKElumY1k1S9wF/s1600/Photo+on+2013-04-17+at+17.53.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82fBEclcoW_PPNESQBd1NjtXTvVAWQUSimtMQdx2jSwxiqD-O0WXnvT5YyA7LPV2QGvyrpgRBBJ85ZG4wN2xcTiQWWxUuIui2KSpK1qix3w5UV6PAnj2as6LHM3X8l9EKElumY1k1S9wF/s200/Photo+on+2013-04-17+at+17.53.jpg" width="200" /></a>Nope. It was out of gas. </div>
<o:p></o:p><br />
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<!--EndFragment-->M. Ann Rohrer (Ann)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05475109771649874289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175762235128335041.post-25265622235692627512013-03-27T21:53:00.000-07:002013-03-27T21:55:44.377-07:00WHAT'S HAWAII COMPARED TO A BOOK SIGNING!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">O</span></b>ur fortieth anniversary, we spent the morning at Barnes and
Noble, who hosted my first book signing for my newly published novel,
MATTIE. It was a sellout requiring
additional orders. For lunch, we drove forty-five minutes to eat at the Green
Spoon. In the heart of old town, and like all the other businesses on the
street, the restaurant was skillfully renovated, maintaining its quaint charm.
I ordered a delicious Rachel Sandwich—as opposed to a Reuben. My husband
ordered grilled salmon. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span></b>e came home to laundry. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgVf4SW9MgqIaLcVaYPtpCJx8zIi2_3SVQ5XQQl7LW_t6kT1k8AiQxmFOKdY9UP3GplC9pDoVww4ACGB0EBazE3bgsgrJAlJw3fEWtJScyP780_CBgF0CAfN-YXN0k6NmYT6t3i08DO2q/s1600/014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgVf4SW9MgqIaLcVaYPtpCJx8zIi2_3SVQ5XQQl7LW_t6kT1k8AiQxmFOKdY9UP3GplC9pDoVww4ACGB0EBazE3bgsgrJAlJw3fEWtJScyP780_CBgF0CAfN-YXN0k6NmYT6t3i08DO2q/s320/014.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">J</span></b>ohn said I let him off easy. He expected a hold out for
Hawaii. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span></b>dd popcorn and a late night DVD, I say the day was perfect.<o:p></o:p></div>
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M. Ann Rohrer (Ann)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05475109771649874289noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175762235128335041.post-36623036460028532812013-03-17T17:45:00.002-07:002013-03-17T17:45:33.409-07:00Some things are just worth it.<br />
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Along with fuel and food, my visit to California cost me a
two hundred dollar traffic ticket and a hard fall in the tub. I hazarded the sixteen-hour drive for the
grandchildren. In one week, we
celebrated three special occasions, attended three performances, and just hung
out, sometimes talking, sometimes dancing to cool music, flashy light thingies,
and swirling fog.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Well worth the cost!<o:p></o:p></div>
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are poison to good writing and nothing is more cliché than the hero with broad shoulders,
narrow waist, and rippling muscles. It never fails that <i>his shirt stretched across his chest, his arms were hard to the touch,
his form filled the doorway</i>. And what in sweet heaven is a cute butt? Do men want cute, except to look at? (He has
cute abs. Aren’t his pecs cute? Oh, look at his biceps. Aren’t they cute)? And
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became the Romeo. He had no dazzling smile, piercing blue eyes, or wavy blond
hair<i> </i>to recommend him. A delightful sense
of humor, cleverness, confidence, and a deep sense of others were his redeeming
qualities.<i> </i>As the story progressed, who
he<u> was</u> overshadowed what he <u>was no</u>t. By the end, the female protagonist was not
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M. Ann Rohrer (Ann)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05475109771649874289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175762235128335041.post-69283114829567111522013-02-04T12:07:00.000-08:002013-02-04T12:07:22.206-08:00<br />
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“Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste
a lot of time running around shouting that he’s been robbed. The fact is that most putts don’t drop, most
beef is tough, most children grow up to just be people, most successful
marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration, most jobs are more often
dull than otherwise. Life is like an old
time rail journey….delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders, and jolts,
interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling burst of
speed. The trick is to thank the Lord
for letting you have the ride.” (Gordon
B. Hindkley, 15th President of the Church of Latter-day Saints)<o:p></o:p></div>
M. Ann Rohrer (Ann)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05475109771649874289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175762235128335041.post-25099446092449499662013-01-11T15:49:00.002-08:002013-01-11T15:49:17.479-08:00WINTER<br />
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I don’t like cold, I don’t like snow, other than to look at it from the
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good excuse to eat. Saturday morning is
free to do something other than mow the lawn, and weeding is only a
memory. Long sleeved tops hide old-lady arms and a serves
a convenient place to tuck a tissue at the wrist. Crystals, hanging in the
south-facing window, scatter a myriad of rainbows that grace the walls and
flounce on the floor. There’s the moment before the sun slips behind the
mountain when a long finger of sunshine reaches through the window diagonally
across my room, through the door, down the hall, and shines directly into a dark
room lighting it up as if by magic. Best
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M. Ann Rohrer (Ann)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05475109771649874289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175762235128335041.post-4831436970002592112012-11-10T14:26:00.004-08:002012-11-10T14:26:43.902-08:00Reaching Across The Isle<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Reaching across the isle goes both ways. Some how it is expected that only our more conservative congresspeople compromise and do the reaching. When the Democrats dig in and hold their ground it's heralded by the media as political sagacity. Let the Republican side of the isle take the same action, and it's called stonewalling, divisive, do nothing.</span>M. Ann Rohrer (Ann)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05475109771649874289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175762235128335041.post-52085203017060764912012-09-05T22:32:00.000-07:002012-09-05T22:32:18.477-07:00MATTIE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Can it be? My first book, MATTIE, is going to print January 9, release date, March 12, 2013 I'm afraid I'll wake from this wonderful dream. It's well worth the humiliation of asking authors for endorsements, scheduling book signings, attending book signings. Ugh! I do enjoy working with the wonderful folks at Cedar Fort who are making it all possible. Taking one small bite at a time of the elephant makes the overwhelming project achievable. The cover is a first draft. The little girl holding a solitary flower encapsulates all that is Mattie, just a bit lost, just a bit lonely.<br />
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M. Ann Rohrer (Ann)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05475109771649874289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175762235128335041.post-84956756261208679552012-08-24T18:45:00.001-07:002012-08-24T18:45:27.778-07:00GET REAL<br />
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Okay, maybe she needs just a swipe
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she blinks and only a splash of lip gloss on her full, pouty lips. Maybe she
has a wash and wear hairdo (a myth, by the way). And what female doesn't try on three different outfits agonizing over the five C's of fashion; circumstance, current, color, chassis,( c-word for butt), and complain. Oh, yes, and accessories.
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M. Ann Rohrer (Ann)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05475109771649874289noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175762235128335041.post-91055140107764351992012-08-05T15:56:00.000-07:002012-08-05T15:57:46.002-07:00BLESSED CHAOS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Six Children, spouses, and thirteen grandchildren; each room
beyond capacity, the overflow sleeping in a truck camper; menus , daily runs to
the grocery store, irregular mealtimes, and constant snacks; disposable cups
assigned and labeled; ice water served from a thermos on the deck to offer
relief for the overworked refrigerator that can’t keep up; constant hum of
washer and drier; late nights, early mornings; swimming, volley ball, a day on
the river; perpetual towels and swim suits draping the deck; smudged gliding
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find myself hovering in the past looking at the present wondering how I got
here. It seems only yesterday I was a
newlywed, yet evidence proves otherwise. Five boys and one girl spanning twelve years, whining,
helpless, and insubordinate, are now gracious, competent, thoughtful adults. Beautiful little children call me grams reminding
me that my offspring have offspring. And
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Children don’t do Mother’s Day without parental support, not
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No big loss. I don’t even like
eating in bed. It’s messy, and
uncomfortable, and doesn’t allow for seconds. Thanks to school and cub scouts, I received my
first macaroni necklace and a Mother’s Day card decorated with stick figures,
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sophisticated—meal prep and clean up, impressive art, flowers, grain mill,
landscaping, interior decorating, and letters of adoration obviously written
about someone else’s mom. Or maybe it
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Day. “Yes” she said. “I had no
expectations, so there were no disappointments.” A mantra for contentment. While laud, pomp, and circumstance is always
welcome, expecting it is selfish and presumptuous and robs me of finding joy in
the simple things—a phone call, an e-mail, even a macaroni necklace. This year,
one of the most unexpected pleasures was a card from the grandchildren. And an invitation from my number three child,
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still puffy from lack of sleep, second day hair, cosmetics hurriedly applied. Long
lines at check in counters. Longer lines at security. Like cattle prodded through chutes, we advance
forward, but in silence, smiles buried under stress of hurry up in a long line
of wait. Finally, my turn with the security agent. Produce ID <i><u>again</u></i>, shoes off, jacket off, 3
oz liquids exposed in quart-size zip lock, laptop rides alone outside its
protective sleeve. Did I remember everything?
The beeper sounds. No! Cell phone in my pocket. Blast! Back to the
conveyor belt. Deposit phone into tub—not the one with the laptop. Laptop rides
alone, remember. Choose another tub. I
have four. I pick the tub with the
shoes. Back to security booth. Place feet to match painted prints on floor,
arms over my head, hold my breath, not unlike being at the doctor’s office for
my annual pap and mammogram. (Does the x-ray show my red face)? Step through
the booth. No beep. Repack; computer in its sleeve, phone in pocket, reload
shoulder bag, slip on shoes, grab jacket, grab pillow, stack tubs. It’s a race.
While not actually run over by the fellow who follows, he who hesitates hazards
deep sighs and furrowed brows for holding up the dance. Find my gate. Relax. Look
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departure, I sit alone at the gate B93. Something is wrong. I check the Departure board. The gate has been
changed to B52. Heart pounding in my temples, I sprint, twenty five pounds on
one shoulder, ten pounds on the other, a death grip on my pillow. With ten minutes to spare, I’m second to the
last passenger to board. I find my seat.
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As of this morning, my long sleeved tops are folded neatly into a big plastic storage bin where they will live until Thanksgiving. My husband says I’m rushing things, temperatures being what they are. But the birds have arrived, the sun makes an appearance more often than not, yard work is back on the agenda, and the first day of spring was heralded nearly three weeks ago. Someone needs to rush things, to pressure the fickle season that bounces back and forth between summer and winter just to hear me groan—like that’s going to make a difference. Nevertheless, I cave to summer clothes demanding release, and winter clothes begging for retirement. And within easy reach, hangs an assortment of sweaters and jackets.<br />
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Until it made sense.<br />
Until it sounded good.<br />
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Pouring over three years of Writer's Magazines, I was overwhelmed by critiques on show don't tell, passive verbs, action verbs, extrapolation, character development, cause and effect, blah, blah, blah, blah. Writing to the rules is like diagramming a sentence before speaking. (You know what I mean if you have ever learned a foreign language. There’s a mental exercise before we ever open our mouths. Is the noun feminine or masculine? Does the object agree? Does it go first or last? How do I conjugate the verb, present, past, future? Or is it subjunctive)?<br />
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But I finally get it. I scour my writing for redundancies, fluff, and passive action. I might even loose a goodnights sleep worrying over my characters or mentally rewriting a chapter. But mostly, I just write.<br />
Until it makes sense.<br />
Until it sounds good.M. Ann Rohrer (Ann)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05475109771649874289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175762235128335041.post-14094076284765227452012-03-26T17:20:00.000-07:002012-04-09T19:37:44.823-07:00Happy Anniversary To Us<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #3c1953; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Six children, 13 grandchildren, and 39 years later, we are still lovers. I received red roses. He gets his favorite apple pie. Dinner is our favorite Thai restaurant and then home for a decadent dessert from Olive Garden—triple layer strata. With ice cream. </span></div>
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You should be a writer." My mother's voice echoed in my head over the years. I wrote entertaining letters, back in the day when long distance communication required such archaic means. And, I was skilled at producing THE CHRISTMAS LETTER, abhorrent as the Christmas fruit cake which is re-gifted, making its way around the world until finally one year it ends up at your house again. <br />
Nevertheless, creative letters does not a author make.<br />
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Authors are English Literature Majors. They don’t read for pleasure and entertainment. They study the classics concluding what their professor claims was the author’s point, or impetus, or skill. I imagine the authors of yesteryear looking down from their Heavenly perch—or up from their scorching post, as the case may be—with arched brow thinking. “So that’s what I meant.”<br />
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I nearly flunked my first and last lit class. I was a college dropout. And I was mother of six young children spanning a mere eleven years—each one an insurmountable barrier to writing, to my way of thinking. A successful playwright assured me that neither a lit major nor college education was a prerequisite to good writing. My young children became adults and moved out. No more excuses. I took a couple of writing classes, subscribed to writer’s magazines, wrote three novels, entered contests, joined a writer’s group, and signed my first publishing contract January 2012.<br />
Finally an author.<br />
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What looks easy on paper took sixteen years and a myriad of rejections.<br />
And my dream has become a nightmare; another email account, Facebook, Twitter, Blog, Web page, endorsements, speaking engagements, book signings, Trailers, etc., etc., etc.<br />
I’m hyperventilating.<br />M. Ann Rohrer (Ann)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05475109771649874289noreply@blogger.com0