Stories are Monsters. Part 3 (of 3).

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This is Part 3 about haunting stories. Links to the beginning: Part 1, Part 2.

Part 3.  The family story

On a Sunday morning, I call Mom on Skype.  She is babysitting nephew.  Several days prior, I called for Mom’s birthday, from work, Skype on my cell; the connection was bad, and then it broke and I went back to work.

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Stories are Monsters. Part 2 (of 3), with Side Notes

This is Part 2 of a series about the monstrous stories we live with.  Link to Part 1 is here.

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Before I proceed, a side note: as I wrote this Monsters series, I came across this somewhat related post on learned helplessness by another blogger. It’s more scientific than my ramblings here, not like there is a competition 🙂 .  And now…

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Flying into a Headwind, Being Change, a Saturday

I tried a new bike path a couple of Saturdays ago, South to Glen Canyon, to Portola Drive, and then Vicente Street straight to the ocean.  Great Highway up to Land’s End, 48th, to Anza, to 43rd, to the Park, and then the usual.

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Social Experiments

A long time ago, I conducted two social experiments.  Or, “social installations” or “social provocations” perhaps, as the goals were not clearly defined.

1. A Little Shy Creature

Toward the end of my 8th grade, on one of the days when there were no classes, Continue reading “Social Experiments”