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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: April 5, 2020

Posted on April 5, 2020 by wordcloud9

April 5th is Caramel Day Deep Dish Pizza Day * Go For Broke Day * Gold Star Spouses Day * Read A Road Map Day Star Trek First Contact Day * _____________________________ MORE! Miet Smet, Sadao Munemori and Caitlin Moran, … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: April 4, 2020

Posted on April 4, 2020 by wordcloud9

April 4th is School Librarian Day * Chicken Cordon Bleu Day Vitamin C Day * International Carrot Day * World Rat Day * International Day for Mine Awareness & Action * ____________________________________ MORE! Mary Colter, Hugh Masekela and Chen Yi, … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: April 3, 2020

Posted on April 3, 2020 by wordcloud9

April 3rd is Chocolate Mousse Day Film Score Day * Pony Express Day * National Tweed Day * Weed Out Hate Day World Party Day * _________________________________ MORE! Oscar Wilde, Sandra Boynton and Allen Ginsberg, click

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Word Cloud: DISINHERITED

Posted on April 3, 2020 by wordcloud9

Republished in honor of National Poetry Month by NONA BLYTH CLOUD In pursuit of poetic history for National Poetry Month, I’ve dipped into the dusty past to look at a poet who was once an international figure in literary circles, … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: April 2, 2020

Posted on April 2, 2020 by wordcloud9

April 2nd is World Autism Day National Ferret Day Peanut Butter and Jelly Day National Reconciliation Day * International Children’s Book Day ___________________________________ MORE! Emile Zola, Anne Waldman and Charlie Chaplin, click

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ON THIS DAY: April 1, 2020

Posted on April 1, 2020 by wordcloud9

April 1st is April Fools/All Fools Day Atheist Day * Edible Book Day * Fossil Fools Day * Sourdough Bread Day National Poetry Month * ALA Reading is Funny Day * US Air Force Academy Day * International Tatting (lace-making) … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: March 31, 2020

Posted on March 31, 2020 by wordcloud9

March 31st is Bunsen Burner Day * Cesar Chavez Day * Crayola Crayon Day * Eiffel Tower Day * World Backup Day Equal Pay Day 2020 * International Hug A Medievalist Day * International Transgender Day of Visibility * _______________________________________ … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: March 30, 2020

Posted on March 30, 2020 by wordcloud9

March 30th is ‘I Am in Control’ Day * National Doctor’s Day * National Pencil Day * Virtual Vacation Day _______________________________________ MORE! Naomi Sims, Shahka Sherkat and Zuzana Caputova, click

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TCS: Adventures in Hunter-Gathering in the Electronic Age

Posted on March 30, 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: March 29, 2020

Posted on March 29, 2020 by wordcloud9

March 29th is Lemon Chiffon Cake Day Mom & Pop Business Owner’s Day Niagara Falls Runs Dry Day * Smoke and Mirrors Day Vietnam War Veterans Day * _________________________________________ MORE! Pearl Bailey, Astrud Gilberto and Lara Logan, click

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