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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: September 3, 2020

Posted on September 3, 2020 by wordcloud9

September 3rd is Penny Press Day * Welsh Rarebit Day U.S. Bowling League Day National Skyscraper Day * _____________________________________ MORE! Prudence Crandall, Frederick Douglass and Alice Gibson, click

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A Poem by Eugene Field on His Birth Day

Posted on September 2, 2020 by wordcloud9

Eugene Field Sr. (1850-1895) was born on September 2, 1850, in St. Louis, Missouri; American writer, best known for his poems for children, and humorous essays. In 1875, he started his career as a reporter for the St. Joseph Gazette, and … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: September 2, 2020

Posted on September 2, 2020 by wordcloud9

September 2nd is V-J Day II * Grits for Breakfast Day Blueberry Popsicle Day Calendar Adjustment Day * __________________________________ MORE! Lili‘uokalani, Barack Obama and Salma Hayek, click

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SEPTEMBER 1, 1939 – a poem by W. H. Auden

Posted on September 1, 2020 by wordcloud9

W. H. Auden (1907-1973) was born in York, England; Anglo-American poet, playwright, essayist, and literary critic; known for his stylistic and technical abilities, as well as his wide range of themes, including politics, morality, love, and religion. He moved to … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: September 1, 2020

Posted on September 1, 2020 by wordcloud9

September 1st is International Day of the Taiji Dolphins * Emma M Nutt Day * World Letter Writing Day * No Rhyme (Nor Reason) Day * ______________________________________ MORE! Emma Stebbins, Cetshwayo and Padma Lakshmi, click

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ON THIS DAY: August 31, 2020

Posted on August 31, 2020 by wordcloud9

August 31st is African Traditional Medicine Day * National Eat Outside Day National Trail Mix Day We Love Memoirs Day * Love Litigating Lawyers Day * International Overdose Awareness Day * ___________________________________ MORE! Amrita Pritam, Leonard Harmon and Yumiko Ōshima, … Continue reading →

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TCS: SMOKE – All That Life Unseen / Under a Bare Sky

Posted on August 31, 2020 by wordcloud9

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

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ON THIS DAY: August 30, 2020

Posted on August 30, 2020 by wordcloud9

August 30th is International Whale Shark Day * Frankenstein Day * Grief Awareness Day * Slinky Day * Toasted Marshmallow Day U.N. International Day of the Disappeared * _________________________________ MORE! Anita Garibaldi, John Gunther and Luisa Moreno, click

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Occasionally, a poem by artist Florine Stettheimer

Posted on August 29, 2020 by wordcloud9

Today is Florine Stettheimer’s day of birth. Florine Stettheimer (1871–1944), American modernist painter, designer and poet; credited as the artist who painted the first feminist nude self-portrait; in the 1930s, she hosted a salon with her sisters that attracted members … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: August 29, 2020

Posted on August 29, 2020 by wordcloud9

August 29th is International Day Against Nuclear Tests * According to Hoyle Day * Chop Suey Day Individual Rights Day * More Herbs, Less Salt Day _________________________________ MORE! Elisabeth Irwin, Ishi and Jehan Sadat, click

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