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Nona Blyth Cloud has lived and worked in the Los Angeles area for over 50 years, spending much of that time commuting on the 405 Freeway. After Hollywood failed to appreciate her genius for acting and directing, she began a second career managing non-profits, from which she has retired. Nona has now resumed writing whatever comes into her head, instead of reports and pleas for funding. She lives in a small house overrun by books with her wonderful husband.

ON THIS DAY: August 11, 2019

Posted on August 11, 2019 by wordcloud9

August 11th is Ingersoll Day * Daughter and Son Day Play in the Sand Day Presidential Joke Day * Raspberry Bombe Day ________________________________________ MORE! Louise Bogan, Alex Haley and Hadiqa Kiani, click

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ON THIS DAY: August 10, 2019

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August 10th is International Biodiesel Day National S’Mores Day National Lazy Day Skyscraper Appreciation Day * Smithsonian Charter Day * World Lion Day * _________________________________________ MORE! Rica Erickson, Leo Fender and Perween Warsi, click

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ON THIS DAY: August 9, 2019

Posted on August 9, 2019 by wordcloud9

August 9th is International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples * Book Lover’s Day National Veep Day * Rice Pudding Day _________________________________________ MORE! Dorothea Klumpke, Jean Piaget and Mary Ross, click

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WORD CLOUD: Afterimage (Redux)

Posted on August 9, 2019 by wordcloud9

Given the increasingly divisive rhetoric with which we are being bombarded in the U.S., and the resultant racial tension, mass shootings and other violence it inspires, I am reprising this profile of Audre Lorde, a writer whose work I find … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: August 8, 2019

Posted on August 8, 2019 by wordcloud9

August 8th is Dalek Day * National Dollar Day * Frozen Custard Day Happiness Happens Day International Cat Day * Sneak Some Zucchini on Your Neighbor’s Porch Day _______________________________________ MORE! Sara Teasdale, Emiliano Zapata and Janis Joplin, click

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ON THIS DAY: August 7, 2019

Posted on August 7, 2019 by wordcloud9

August 7th is National Lighthouse Day * National Purple Heart Day * Professional Speakers Day Raspberries n’ Cream Day Sea Serpent Day * _________________________________________ MORE! Mata Hari, Abebe Bikila and Elinor Ostrom, click

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ON THIS DAY: August 6, 2019

Posted on August 6, 2019 by wordcloud9

August 6th is Fresh Breath Day Hiroshima Day * Root Beer Float Day Wiggle Your Toes Day ________________________________________ MORE! Elizabeth Robins, Leo Carrillo and Michelle Yeoh, click

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ON THIS DAY: August 5, 2019

Posted on August 5, 2019 by wordcloud9

August 5th is Oyster Day Underwear Day Work Like a Dog Day _________________________________________ MORE! Gertrude Rush, Harry Houdini and France Córdova, click

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TCS: My Dog Practices Geometry – Poems for Work Like a Dog Day

Posted on August 5, 2019 by wordcloud9

. . Good Morning! ___________________________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: August 4, 2019

Posted on August 4, 2019 by wordcloud9

August 4th is Single Working Women’s Day * Chocolate Chip Cookie Day Hooray for Kids Day National White Wine Day U.S. Coast Guard Day * ________________________________________ MORE! Hedda Sterne, Robert Hayden and Allison Hedge Coke, click

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