posted by Maureen McHugh at 9:59 AM
I'm a writer with four novels and more than two dozen short stories published. The best known is probably my novel China Mountain Zhang. A collection of my short stories, called Mothers and Other Monsters, was published by Small Beer Press in July '05.
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Eat Our Brains The brain child of Steve Gould.
Chrononaut Log David Moles smart and funny observations. Actually, what I really love about his log is the design, which fills me with envy.
Greg van Eekhout love's squid, as, I dunno, icons. He has a line of t-shirts. Hell, collect the whole set.
Barth Anderson was the coolest guy in his Clarion class. He had wit, he had charm, he had fashion sense, and despite being a white guy, he could dance.
Chris Barzak's Meditations in an Emergency about writing and his beloved Youngstown.
The Erin O'Brien Owner's Manual for Human Beings When Erin started her blog, I realized I was a complete amateur. Erin's blog is rollicking, erotic and terrifically funny. Rated at least R. Sometimes worse.
Musing With Mud A blog on making pottery. There is something in me that is incredibly facsinated and soothed by discussions of craft. Technique will get you through times of no inspiration a helluva lot better than inspiration will get you through times of no technique.
Thumb Drives and Oven Clocks And speaking of technique, Darby was a writing student who is now just a plain writer and it turns turns out that he knows everyone I do. Plus he's funny and he used to sit in my office at John Carroll drinking Mountain Dew.
When Artists Go Bad An artist and writer attempts to deconstruct her new role as the mayonnaise in the Sandwich Generation. That's what it says on the blog. How can you not read that?
Pen in Hand I've known Karen for years, but didn't know that in addition to being a writer and a journalist and a volunteer at the local raptor center, she is also a beautiful illustrator. The most beautiful blog I follow.
Austin Kleon It seems absurd to talk about this blog without including any images, but lets just say it's fun, sharp and graphical.
Ballast For my Gorge Friend and fellow writer Greg Feeley started a blog all his own just to say hello to me in mine which is not only thoughtful, but great because Greg writes better posts than almost anyone I know on a wide range of topics, literary and political.
The Great Whatever Amy Bracken Sparks is one of the most acute and intense poets writing today. Which she doesn't do near enough of because she is so involved in editing and publishing Angle Magazine, a art magazine in Cleveland, and the film work she does.
Not a Journal (Except Now It Is) If this were a blog, it would be about Small Beer and Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, except it's not a blog. Except it really is.
Angel Station Walter Jon Williams has a blog and he scuba dives, takes pictures doing it, talks about cooking, and about Asian martial arts movies. Ask him to explain Chinese vampires.
A Spork in the Road Beth Adele Long looks at the intersection of technical stuff and creativitity. “Optimism is an occupational hazard of programming, feedback is the treatment.” Beth and I have worked together on some things and she knows this a lot better than I do. And I admire that.
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And a wise friend once told me "Nothing loves you like a Golden Retreiver" and Smith lived up to that statement and then some. I'll miss her, too. She was the cutest, roly-est poly-est puppy I've ever seen. - Michelle
I'm so sorry, Maureen. Smith was totally great. I'm also glad you didn't have to make a decision about putting him to sleep.
Maureen,
I'm sorry to hear this. You have my sympathy.
I too live with the memory of an unforgettable Golden Retreiver. His name was Milo. My nephew Brian raised and trained him for Guide Dogs for the Blind. Milo loved guiding so much that he would come into the living room and grab someone gently by the arm and take them out into the back yard to lead around. He was valedictorian of his guide dog class.
It was a sad day for us when he went to serve with his blind person but he brightened the world of a man blind from diabetes.
Stuart
Oh I'm so sorry.
Maureen,
I'm so sorry for you.
Ellen
I'm so sorry, Maureen. I hope you have 13 years' worth of wonderful memories to bring you comfort.
I'm so sorry. Smith was a great dog, and I'll always imagine him standing at the sliding door, waiting for cows.
Sympathies, Maureen. This is particularly poingnant because we had a scare with one of our cats this weekend. (Hid under the bed for two days and wouldn't eat or drink, but is now okay. Maybe was just on a diet?)
I'm sorry to hear of your loss. :(
Dear Maureen, you have my sympathies. It's terrible to lose a faithful and loving companion. Much love. Maura
Oh, Maureen, I'm so sorry. Every time you posted a picture of her, my heart just melted. She seemed like such a sweetheart.
I'm sorry I never got to meet her, Maureen. Hang in there.
I'm so sorry to hear that, Maureen. Hugs to both you and Bob...
Oh no Maureen. I am so sorry.
I'm so sorry for your loss.
This makes me feel horrible that I told my wife we were too busy for a dog...
I'm sorry for your loss!
Oh, Maureen. I was so sad to read this. I send you hugs and many good good-dog thoughts. We are so lucky to have them while they're here.
I'm so sorry, Maureen. That hasn't happened in my life for many years, but I remember how tough it was. Such perfect companions for such little time is hard to deal with, some days.
D
I'm sorry to hear about your loss. Smith, I'm sure, was a Good Dog indeed.
I join the others in offering you my sincerest sympathies. I've lost a couple of golden retrievers over the years, and it is truly profound. They're the closest thing to a pure good we ever get to see.
I'm sorry, Maureen. Smith was a good dog.
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I am so sorry, I am crying as I write this Alex and I lost our beloved Yang in July. He held out for one more visit from his boy. I feel your emptiness, but I also know it will ease in time. I hope you remember the funny times, and they sooth your soul. I'll always remember Smith in the wig on this page. The nights at your house and the cow watchig.
with deepest of sympathy,
Lawrence
Oh, I'm so sorry. My sister just had to put down her beloved dog of seven gazillion years, and I just found out that my German Shepherd Frodo has outlived all of his siblings, so I'm counting the days.
Pets just wreck me.
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