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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: EERIE

Posted on October 27, 2017 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD What a lot of words we have in English for the things that give us that unsettling tingly feeling! eer-ie – adjective uncanny, sinister, ghostly, unnatural, unearthly, odd, supernatural, otherworldly, strange, abnormal, weird, freakish, creepy, scary, spooky, freaky, frightening, bone-chilling, spine-chilling, hair-raising, blood-curdling . . . Middle English, originally of northern English-Scots … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: October 26, 2017

Posted on October 26, 2017 by wordcloud9

October 26th is Eradication of Smallpox Day * Howl at the Moon Night Intersex Awareness Day * National Mule Day * National Mincemeat Day National Pumpkin Day National Day of the Deployed * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Benjamin Franklin, Beryl Markham and Pat Conroy, … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: October 25, 2017

Posted on October 25, 2017 by wordcloud9

October 25th is International Artist Day * National Greasy Food Day Sourest Day World Pasta Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE!   Henry V,  Deborah Sampson and  Abel Gance, click

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ON THIS DAY: October 24, 2017

Posted on October 24, 2017 by wordcloud9

October 24th is Tony Bennett Day * Food Day * Through-the-Lens Day * International United Nations Day * World Development Information Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE!  Belva Lockwood, Alice Perry and Denise Levertov, click

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ON THIS DAY: October 23, 2017

Posted on October 23, 2017 by wordcloud9

October 23rd is Boston Cream Pie Day * iPod Day * National Mole Day TV Talk Show Host Day * San Juan Capistrano Swallows Depart Day ___________________________________________________________ MORE!  ‘Speckled Red’, Ellie Greenwich and “Weird Al” Yankovic, click

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TCS: More Music for All Hallow’s Eve

Posted on October 23, 2017 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 comment. … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: October 22, 2017

Posted on October 22, 2017 by wordcloud9

October 22nd is Make a Difference Day * National Knee Day * National Nut Day National Color Day National Smart is Cool Day International Stuttering Awareness Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Franz Liszt, Doris Lessing and Jean-Paul Sartre, click

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ON THIS DAY: October 21, 2017

Posted on October 21, 2017 by wordcloud9

October 21th is Apple Day * Babbling Day Back to the Future Day * Celebration of the Mind Day * Count Your Buttons Day Pumpkin Cheesecake Day Reptile Awareness Day ________________________________________________ MORE! Alfred Nobel, Ursula K. Le Guin and Derek … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: October 20, 2017

Posted on October 20, 2017 by wordcloud9

October 20th is All American Rose Day Brandied Fruit Day International Sloth Day * Mammography Day ________________________________________________________ MORE! Christopher Wren, Nellie McClung and Robert Pinsky, click

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Word Cloud: WITCH

Posted on October 20, 2017 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Witch . . . There’s a long and often tragic history attached to that word. In our enlightened 21st century Western culture, it’s more likely to be used as a somewhat more polite euphemism for that … Continue reading →

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