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Always Musing

Always Musing

http://alwaysmusing-cathy.blogspot.com

A woman who just turned 50, and recently joined the unemployment line during the worst recession since the Great Depression, muses about what happened to her dreams of becoming a writer.

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  • Gun To My Temple

    Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 18:23

    I was fast asleep, dreaming the dreams of the innocent. I was 13 years old. But something interrupted my dream. I awoke when I felt a cold metal object being shoved with some urgency into my temple. It was a gun. I have always been an extremely light...

  • Homeless in Panty Hose

    Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 11:08

    I was homeless, once. For six months. I was 23 years old.I will understand if that statement causes you to have a particular image of me. I think most of us create a picture of what we perceive a homeless person to be; perhaps someone who is lazy, or...

  • Instant Karma

    Posted on Monday November 2nd, 2009 at 15:06

    When I was 13 years old, I decided to become a Buddhist. That decision lasted about three months.I was raised in a household that didn’t believe in organized religion. My mother was a staunch atheist, and while my father was a spiritual agnostic, h...

  • Secrets, Lies, and Family Ties

    Posted on Monday October 26th, 2009 at 18:19 in writing, Fraud, brother, family secrets, biological father, family lies

    I didn’t know I had a brother until I was thirteen years old.It wasn’t like my brother was some alien kin who had been shipped off to adoptive parents for financial or other reasons; some stranger that I never knew. I grew up with my brother. I h...

  • The Stepford Wife

    Posted on Monday October 19th, 2009 at 16:59 in poetry, marriage, Wedding, shower, Fraud, kerouac, beatniks, vows

    When I was a child, I assumed that when a man eventually proposed marriage to me, it would be the old fashioned way. He would have one knee on the ground, and the black velvet box outstretched in his trembling hand. He would have a speech prepared of...

  • The Math Geek

    Posted on Monday October 12th, 2009 at 17:42

    The day I discovered that I was good at math, I was horrified. I felt as though Lucifer himself had risen from his fiery pit, and had stolen my soul. I was devastated. And I would never be the same again.I had always hated math, and all math related ...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 11 comments.

accappas

5 stars Alberto O. Cappas

I love your blog. Please count on me as one of your spiritual supporters. I will be back to complete my reading of your beautiful and informative blog. I signed on as a follower/friend. Keep on writing as that is your actual calling/purpose on the planet..

Posted: November 12th, 2009 | More Reviews From accappas | Report This Comment

DennyLyon

5 stars Denny Lyon

Wrestling with real life honestly; deep soul-searching here useful for anyone as an intelligent read or on the journey of their lives as well. Keep writing; you have found your niche!

Posted: October 20th, 2009 | More Reviews From DennyLyon | Report This Comment

philogeo

5 stars philogeo

Truly fantastic! One of my fav blog too my friend

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alnwick

5 stars Simon Holmes

A wonderful site each post is entertaining and well written.I particularly like the crazy school kid!

Posted: October 10th, 2009 | More Reviews From alnwick | Report This Comment

Lotus11

5 stars Zuzanna Musial

Fantastic blog, it was a pleasure to visit and read your musing...Best wishes!

Posted: October 10th, 2009 | More Reviews From Lotus11 | Report This Comment

drjalee52

5 stars Dr.James A. Lee

You are a great writer. This blog has an excellent flow. Great story. Lively language. Great job.

Posted: October 8th, 2009 | More Reviews From drjalee52 | Report This Comment

Theresa111

5 stars Theresa Hall

What an accomplished storyteller you are. Your Brownie story had me as angry at the organization as you had been. Well almost. i felt as if I were there inside Brownie camp. Keep writing is the best advice I can give you. Well done. SKDD

Posted: October 5th, 2009 | More Reviews From Theresa111 | Report This Comment

bringbackpluto

5 stars Bring Back Pluto

Storytelling at its finest!!

Let yourself be drawn in and taken for a sweet ride.

Posted: October 5th, 2009 | More Reviews From bringbackpluto | Report This Comment

pnanda

5 stars Priyabrata Nanda

i felt submerged and transposed while 'experiencing' the writings. the vivid memoirs invoked a desire for life. you write really well or should i say, you are a "nice" writer :)

Posted: October 2nd, 2009 | More Reviews From pnanda | Report This Comment

lordiwanttobewhole

5 stars ebullient*enigma

Lovely writing...I want you to turn your last blog entry into a book so I can devour it all! You have a beautiful way of stringing words to together. Your words produce imagery that tells a real story.

Posted: September 30th, 2009 | More Reviews From lordiwanttobewhole | Report This Comment

beyondpottery

5 stars Sami Haddad

Truth hurt and how many of us are willing to deal with truth?
Zpoet seem to have dealt with truth all her life.
Vividly written, invoking powerful impressions and images.
This blog is a breath of fresh air. Excellent

Posted: September 30th, 2009 | More Reviews From beyondpottery | Report This Comment

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