"Write," said Joe.

Trying to get my head around this and that.

Like Water for Eggs

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I will admit that I don't know the meaning of "like water for chocolate," though I saw and liked the movie. To my writer brain the words are like water bubbling over smooth pebbles in a fountain. My brain's instinct is to make more word strings that reflect repeat even mimic the sound. But I am sure there is a meaning to like water for chocolate that maybe I knew once, someone … [Read more...] about Like Water for Eggs

A Brief History of Our Time Together

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12.06.14 The Early Years Childhood1970 ::: we both arrive in Montreal from somewhere elseI live on St. Urbain, the very same street in Mordecai Richler's seventh novel, St. Urbain's Horseman. I go to the very same elementary school your maternal grandfather went to, back when the neighborhood was Jewish. Adolescence 1976 ::: we attend the same school for grade 7 … [Read more...] about A Brief History of Our Time Together

Movies – 1983

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12.05.14 From IMDb, the movies I remember seeing with you in '83. Which is odd there are so many, especially since I was gone from mid-February to July, that year. The OutsidersScarfaceStar Wars: Episode VI - Return of the JediRisky BusinessTrading PlacesNational Lampoon's VacationWar GamesOctopussyChristineFlashdanceTerms of EndearmentThe Right StuffThe Big … [Read more...] about Movies – 1983

Movies – 1982

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2,35012.04.14 It has been 2,350 days since I saw a movie with you. I figured out we started our friendship in 1982 in the darkened theatres of Montreal. I worked my way backward to the year by remembering that I was 19, and because I ran away to Greece after my 20th birthday, in February the following year. We became friends over movies. I clearly remember seeing these … [Read more...] about Movies – 1982

27 Hours

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12.03.14 Dear Joe It's been 2,349 days since we last talked. I missed yesterday - day 2,348. my brain was exhausted. It's all too much. 11.22.14…11.23.14…11.24.14…11.25.14…11.26.14…11.27.14…11.28.14…11.29.14…11.30.14...12.01.14...12.02.14...12.03.14   -=-   12.04.14   -=-   12.05.14   -=-   12.06.14   -=-   12.07.14   -=-   12.08.14   -=-   12.09.14   -=-   12.10.14   … [Read more...] about 27 Hours