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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.

TCS: Beyond the Dark Horizon – Memorial Day in a Plague Year

Posted on May 25, 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 comment. ________________________________ … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: May 24, 2020

Posted on May 24, 2020 by wordcloud9

May 24th is Aviation Maintenance Technician Day * Escargot Day International Tiara Day National Scavenger Hunt Day World Schizophrenia Day * ___________________________________ MORE! Ynes Mexia, Joseph Brodsky and Valerie Taylor, click

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ON THIS DAY: May 23, 2020

Posted on May 23, 2020 by wordcloud9

May 23rd is National Lucky Penny Day World Turtle Day * National Taffy Day * UN International Day toEnd Obstetric Fistula * _______________________________________ MORE! Margaret Fuller, Joe Slovo and Nancy Pelosi, click

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ON THIS DAY: May 22, 2020

Posted on May 22, 2020 by wordcloud9

May 22nd is U.S. National Maritime Day * Sherlock Holmes Day * U.S. Colored Troops Day * Vanilla Pudding Day World Goth Day * Buy a Musical Instrument Day International Day for Biological Diversity * ______________________________________ MORE! Amalia Lindegren, Hergé … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: MUTABILITY

Posted on May 22, 2020 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Writers, including poets, use pieces of their lives in their work. Some use large pieces, some only slip in brief flashes. For some, what happened doesn’t matter, only the feelings left behind. Jo Shapcott (1953 – ) … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: May 21, 2020

Posted on May 21, 2020 by wordcloud9

May 21st is American Red Cross Founder’s Day * National Memo Day Strawberries and Cream Day National Waitstaff Day World Day for Cultural Diversity, for Dialogue and Development * __________________________________ MORE! Mary Anning, Fats Waller and Vicki Ruiz, click

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A Poem for World Bee Day

Posted on May 20, 2020 by wordcloud9

Jo Shapcott (1953 – ) is an English poet, editor and lecturer. She won the National Poetry Competition in 1985 and 1991. Her collections include: Electroplating the Baby (1988), which won the Commonwealth Poetry Prize for Best First Collection,  Phrase Book (1992), … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: May 20, 2020

Posted on May 20, 2020 by wordcloud9

May 20th is Eliza Doolittle Day * National Rescue Dog Day Pick Strawberries Day Weights & Measures Day * World Bee Day * World Autoimmune Arthritis Day ______________________________________ MORE! Wivi Lönn, R. J. Mitchell and Cher, click

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Fragments of a Life: Lorraine Hansberry

Posted on May 19, 2020 by wordcloud9

Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965) was born on this day, May 19. She was 34 years old when she died after a two-year fight with pancreatic cancer. She is remembered for her first play, A Raisin in the Sun, which opened on … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: May 19, 2020

Posted on May 19, 2020 by wordcloud9

May 19th is May Ray Day Devil’s Food Cake Day Hepatitis Testing Day National Scooter Day Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day ______________________________________ MORE! Ruth Moore, Malcolm X and Lorraine Hansberry, click

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