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Best and Worst Divided by Foldable Green

22SeptemberSuzanneJust for Laughs, Rumblings

I’ve never actually watched the Emmy’s–nor the Oscar’s, for that matter–but I find it amusing to sometimes click over theÂ red carpet pics and the lists ofÂ best and worst dressed.Â I find it entertaining becauseÂ the division between these two lists has always seemed a bit arbitrary. Look for yourself, and see what I mean. HeadingÂ the best

Welcoming New-moe and Kin

21SeptemberSuzanneReef Tank

We’ve made two additions toÂ our reefÂ tank.Â One of them, sadly, is a replacement Lawn Mower Blenny.Â The old one, Moe, did not survive the somewhat erratic care of those watching our tank while we were away out west for WorldCon and my graduation.Â So in a cold turn of the phrase, we have dubbed the

Hospital Phobia and Thoughts on Scrubs

20SeptemberSuzanneHome in the Rookery, Just for Laughs

Our six-year-old has recently decided that going to the hospital is tantamount to dying.Â ProbablyÂ in the worst way. I’m not sure what led to this decision.Â The fact that she worried over three great grandparents last year, all of whom made regular visits to the hospital, and all of whom died within a period of

Misbegotten Treasure

19SeptemberSuzanneJust for Laughs

In honor of Talk Like a Pirate Day, today I ditched the car and spent some four or five hours treasure huntingÂ on foot.Â During the course of said treasure hunt, I encouraged my young swashbuklers toÂ mess with the fountain while IÂ daydreamed of myÂ book-bound friends’ celebration of Pirate Day, fedÂ the whole crewÂ fried chips and fishÂ for lunch,

The Dearly (but not yet) Departed

16SeptemberSuzanneHome in the Rookery

To our beloved fridge,Â You always keptÂ our foodÂ cold With your hum and occasional racket Your exterior was off-white and old But we loved your magnetic jacket YouÂ served us well for all of three weeks, mayÂ you soon rest in recycledÂ pieces.

Writing in a New Direction

10SeptemberSuzanne2 CommentsWriting

Well, first it was one thing, than it was another…I could make this a very long post,Â but the bite-size point is that after much outlining and considering, I’ve decided that my Yan stories will stay within the short realm for the time being, so no novel will be forthcoming from that direction, while at

Hauling Away the Uhaul

8SeptemberSuzanneHome in the Rookery, Just for Laughs, Rumblings

Sadly, I did not get photos.Â You will all have to stretch your imagination tall and long in order to wrap it around the mental image of a 24 foot uhaul–backed into my driveway. Now, if said Uhaul had been mine, that would be alright.Â If it had belonged to a sister, cousin, or neighbor,

WOTF Once Again…

5SeptemberSuzanneWriting

Fist of the Black Bird has been posted as an Honorable Mention in thisÂ year’s thirdÂ quarter of The Writers of the Future Contest.Â It comes as no great surprise, considering the story’s weak fantasy element.Â And, at the least, the contest has once again provided me with the impetus to write and make presentable a story

The Other Side of the Storm

5SeptemberSuzanneRumblings

I know this is a Yahoo article, which would mean in the usual course that it was too public for me to blog.Â Why blog something everyone’s already seen?Â But this particular topic has been a pet peeve of mine for long enough that I find myself unable to resist the urge to pull it

Blowing Kisses to the Online World

2SeptemberSuzanneBlogging, Just for Laughs

Yeah, I’m back!Â Hello everyone! You may not have missed me, but I’ve been in withdrawal.Â We moved over a week ago, and other than one short moment of nauseatingly-slow dial-up internet, I’ve been entirely unplugged.Â No emails.Â No blogging.Â No feedback on writing.Â No chatting with online friends. It was anÂ electronicÂ wasteland. The amusing part

Suzanne Warr

Narrative designer, game designer, author

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