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Book Looks

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Mrs. Fitz

Folks read to learn or at least appear smarter, to be entertained, to escape, to understand, to stimulate, to get scared safely, to pretend, to remember. These are fun but the best part of reading is choice. There’s no right … Continue reading →

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Moving pictures

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Mrs. Fitz

Christmas and Easter and brief vacations to one of Wisconsin’s fishy little lakes  were the occasions for filming our home movies during the 1960s in Elmhurst, IL You’d think nothing happened in between and that would be about right. Sometimes … Continue reading →

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Tried and true

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Mrs. Fitz

Having two brothers and no sisters whilst growing up in Elmhurst, IL during the 1960s had more pluses than minuses: I had my own bedroom. The boys shared one. I had no gripe with the gene pool, free of comparison … Continue reading →

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Supporting roles

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Mrs. Fitz

Film credits that roll down the screen at movie’s end don’t get enough credit. The number of folks required for a two-hour product is astounding, suggesting it takes a lot of people working together, even if the result is just … Continue reading →

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Ponderable

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Mrs. Fitz

Originally posted on Mrs. Fitz's Story Emporium:
We who attended college during the whimsically labeled “turbulent” 1960s were fond of asking questions. This both freed us from finding answers and left time for more important endeavors, such as protesting.…

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Deliverance

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Mrs. Fitz

This is the abbreviated account of the parcel: I placed an online order for a smallish product. The day the parcel was scheduled to arrive, it did not. I decided the seller was fraudulent. I decided the postal service was … Continue reading →

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Reason # 17 Why Folks Don’t Write

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Mrs. Fitz

There are many reasons folks don’t write. Lack of talent isn’t one of them. Advice is. All writing advice is good. For instance, I am giving some now and my intent is good.  BUT, who and where and how you … Continue reading →

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Irritation Illumination

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Mrs. Fitz

A kind person recently noticed I wrote a novel and asked me “Where do you get your inspiration?” “Irritation,” says I. “Huh?” says kind person. Says I, “Think of irritation on a continuum, with petty grievances at the low end … Continue reading →

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What’s So Funny?

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Mrs. Fitz

I think humor is anything that causes me amusement, generally incongruity, exaggeration, satire, irony or buffoonery. I tend to overlook that “humor” was coined many moons ago to describe a person’s temperament that is out of balance. I’m reminded what … Continue reading →

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Uniformity

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Mrs. Fitz

Anticipation functions best when it’s specific, such as awaiting a precise phone call offering the dream job or a text message from the hospital stating all tests were negative. Anticipation is among the powerful emotions, ranking right up there with … Continue reading →

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