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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.

Word Cloud: WORD-WARRIOR

Posted on April 13, 2018 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Looking up a word in another language is often a doorway into the past of its speakers. When I did a search for the Maori word for “warrior,” the answers were far more than just words: … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: April 12, 2018

Posted on April 12, 2018 by wordcloud9

April 12th is American Immigration Lawyers Association Day of Action Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality Monument Day * D.E.A.R. Day * Polio Vaccine Day * Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day International Day for Street Children * International Day of Human Space Flight * _________________________________________ … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: April 11, 2018

Posted on April 11, 2018 by wordcloud9

April 11th is Barbershop Quartet Day Cheese Fondue Day U.S. Submarine Day * International “Louie Louie” Day * World Parkinson’s Disease Day * _________________________________________ MORE! Leo Rosten, Annie Besant and Richard Berry, click

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ON THIS DAY: April 10, 2018

Posted on April 10, 2018 by wordcloud9

April 10th is ASPCA Day * National Equal Pay Day * Golfer’s Day * National Sibling Day * Encourage a Young Writer Day * National Farm Animals Day * International Safety Pin Day * _________________________________________ MORE! William Hazlett, Dolores Huerta and Isaac Hayes, click

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ON THIS DAY: April 9, 2018

Posted on April 9, 2018 by wordcloud9

April 9th is Global Day to End Child Sexual Abuse * Appomattox Day * Jenkin’s Ear Day * Winston Churchill Day * Cherish an Antique Day Chinese Almond Cookie Day National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day * _________________________________________ MORE! … Continue reading →

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TCS: Shakespeare’s Mysterious Offstage Life

Posted on April 9, 2018 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 add a … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: April 8, 2018

Posted on April 8, 2018 by wordcloud9

April 8th is Draw A Bird Day * Dog Fighting Awareness Day * National Empanada Day Zoo Lovers Day * International Roma Day * _________________________________________ MORE! William Gladstone, Mary Pickford and Yip Harburg, click

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ON THIS DAY: April 7, 2018

Posted on April 7, 2018 by wordcloud9

April 7th is Coffee Cake Day National Beer Day * International Beaver Day * International Snailpapers Day * World Health Organization Day * Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide * _________________________________________ MORE! Ravi Shankar, Janis Ian and Dag … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: April 6, 2018

Posted on April 6, 2018 by wordcloud9

April 6th is Army Day * Twinkie Day * New Beers Eve * National Tartan Day * National Teflon Day * National Student Athlete Day * International Day of Sport for Development and Peace * _________________________________________ MORE! Raphael, Celestina Cordero and René Lalique, … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: EVERYDAY

Posted on April 6, 2018 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD I wrote this poem after opening my copy of For the Sleepwalkers to begin work on an earlier, shorter version of this profile, which I originally published at another website. There was still a faint smokiness in the … Continue reading →

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