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Monthly Archives: May 2016

“Tofu and the Thousand Incredible Onions”

May 29, 2016by justinlehman 4 Comments

My grandmother tells a story about her first husband, my late grandfather, James Roberts, who asked her for an onion pie. She had never heard of anything like that, nor […]

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Cooking, Uncategorized, Writing

“Hang a Shingle”

May 28, 2016by justinlehman Leave a comment

Have you ever heard this expression? I forget where I picked it up, though I always misquoted it as “Hang a plank.” The meaning is the same, hang something on […]

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The Brain, Uncategorized, Writing

“O, What a Noble Mind is Here O’erthrown!”

May 24, 2016by justinlehman Leave a comment

-Ophelia, “Hamlet,” Shakespeare, 1599-1602 I happen to like that speech of Ophelia’s. She was supposed to be Hamlet’s bride, but he went “mad” with grief. In turn, that sparked Ophelia’s […]

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Cooking, Uncategorized, Writing

“Do Not Ask for Whom the Dough Rises…”

May 22, 2016by justinlehman 1 Comment

It’s been almost a month since I had pizza last! That doesn’t seem incredible, but once upon a time, that was my business and I ate it everyday. I even […]

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Cooking, Pizza, Uncategorized, Writing

“In Love with a Shadow…”

May 20, 2016by justinlehman Leave a comment

Sometimes I would see her in the early morning. It was like she’d appear out of the mist that rose with the sun. I loved that about her, you could […]

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Fiction, Greta, Life Changes, Love, Uncategorized, Women, Writing

“But What is it Really Like?”

May 20, 2016by justinlehman Leave a comment

For 20 days I’ve worked on my “Pizza Cat” (< working title) thing rather exclusively. As I feared, I love and hate it, in equal turns. Thankfully, since I’ve gone […]

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Writing

“Mother and Daughter”

May 19, 2016by justinlehman Leave a comment

-by Sophie Belle, good Dog and house stenographer. One day, Katie came back. I was instantly alert, because I was afraid she was bringing back her crazy cat. It was […]

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Dogs, Fiction, Future, Life Changes, Writing

“And What have I Learned so far…?”

May 17, 2016by justinlehman Leave a comment

(and that is the worst auto-cropping ever =(  ) I had no direct plan for this morning. I had the crazy thought yesterday that I’d do some sunrise walks, since […]

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Uncategorized, Writing

“Uncertainty”

May 14, 2016by justinlehman Leave a comment

It’s a funny little principle for change – when you are uncertain of something, there’s a mystery. When that uncertainty vanishes, that mystery is gone, replaced by a true what […]

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Imagination, Life Changes, Writing

“The Minos-Hour”

May 5, 2016by justinlehman Leave a comment

Today’s writing exercise is a little convoluted and rooted in creativity. I was struck, somewhat recently, by the idea of lands inhabited by minotaurs, what sort of creatures they’d be […]

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Fiction, History, Imagination, Mythology, Writing

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Past Musings

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  • The Very Greatest Thing You’re Not Reading… November 30, 2017
  • “…Something other than Harm,” part 3 of 3 March 16, 2017
  • “Pill-Poppin’ Freak Kitties,” part 2 of 3 March 15, 2017
  • “The Cat Who Lived,” part 1 of 3 March 15, 2017
  • “Adult Content!” Meaning ‘Sex’ December 30, 2016
  • “An Idiot Contemplates Apple Pie…” December 28, 2016
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