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I Am Somebody – Georgia Lee

Posted on May 13, 2020 by

Today is the first day of the rest of your life A dorm-room poster that never inspired But the nation is sick, trouble’s in the land And every day now is somebody’s last

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THE MAIN PAIN – By Georgia Lee

Posted on April 30, 2020 by

Mother was there today. I lie face down on a table, under a bright light. My back exposed and wrapped in white paper with a big hole where the needle goes.

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THE MAIN PAIN

Posted on April 30, 2020 by

Mother, dead eight years, was there today. I lie face down on a table, under a bright light. My back exposed and wrapped in white paper with a big hole where the needle goes. 

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HALLOWEEN CONTEST – VOTE!

Posted on October 31, 2017 by

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         THIS MONTH I’VE BEEN SCOURING THE VILLAGE FOR GREAT HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS – THE NEIGHBORS ARE RESTLESS (AND CREATIVE – VOTE YOUR FAVORITE (disclaimer: frog below discovered  in photographer’s house)          

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My Parents’ Wedding Day

Posted on July 10, 2017 by

By Georgia Lee ( From “A Father’s Legacy – Your life story in your own words”) Dad’s journal. Journal Prompt: Tell me about your wedding day. What Happened? How did you feel? Were you nervous, scared, Happy? GOOD LORD! Again, … Continue reading →

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PSYCHOTIC IN AMERICA – a mother speaks

Posted on May 6, 2017 by

“I’ve calculated numbers in our birthdays in a formula for exact dates of death. Mine is Tuesday. I’m working on yours. It’s genius. Continue reading →

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footwear friday – vote early, vote often

Posted on June 23, 2016 by

Vote for you favorite footwear! At the recent Southeastern Writers Conference, Saint Simons, Ga., your intrepid former fashion reporter did an impromptu survey of summer comfort and fashion shoes. Check out these lovely ladies and (one man) pedicures and all. TOP: … Continue reading →

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SCRAPS -EMBRACING REJECTION

Posted on April 24, 2016 by

EMBRACE REJECTION Continue reading →

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Pat Conroy’s Tall Tale launched “To Dance With the White Dog”

Posted on October 8, 2015 by

Terry Kay on Southern Authors, New York Publishers, and why literary fiction matters – By Georgia Lee Author Terry Kay’s beloved “To Dance with the White Dog” might never have existed, if not for a whopper of a tall tale, from … Continue reading →

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The lunatic is on the grass: A schizophrenic golfer unwittingly removes stigma of mental health

Posted on June 28, 2015 by

Re-blogged from “Take off the Mask” – a mental health worker “treats the patient, not the diagnosis,” counter-intuitive to prevailing labels, stigmas and missed-treatment.

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