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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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MY FATHER – ON WRITING

Posted on June 18, 2017 by

Writing books is easy! By Georgia Lee, from the diary of Emmett Lee            When my father, Emmett Lloyd Lee, turned 80, I gave him a guided journal “A Father’s Legacy – Your Life’s Story in … 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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BRIEF CANDLES – AN HOUR ONSTAGE

Posted on March 8, 2015 by

At the end of life, the very old shrink into child-size imitations of the towering adults their children knew. Not my parents, I would have thought as a child, if I’d ever imagined such a thing. Not my parents. Those … Continue reading →

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THE TURNING TIDE

Posted on November 15, 2014 by

THE TURNING TIDE   I don’t sail there it’s not my sea  But fallen blood flows back to me       Not the fools, crimson carnival ride  But deep Alabama, dark and wide   From the home never lost I float … Continue reading →

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Begin a yoga practice at georgialeesaysnamaste.com

Posted on November 5, 2014 by

Emerson – The New Day is too dear…. Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day who allows it to … Continue reading →

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HOW TO BE A FAMOUS WRITER – AT THE ATLANTA WRITERS CONFERENCE

Posted on October 25, 2014 by

At The Atlanta Writers Conference, strife, confusion and downright frustration were recurring themes that apply not only to writers, but also to human beings, even the seemingly normal ones.   “When do I get off this merry-go-round?” said one attendee … Continue reading →

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EMERGENCY

Posted on June 15, 2014 by

Title is shamelessly stolen from Denis Johnson’s short story, “Emergency” –  so mind-blowing, anyone who hasn’t experienced it, abandon this post immediately, click on the link below, or Google it. https://www.byliner.com/read/denis-johnson/emergency Now really, isn’t that an astonishing work? Back to … Continue reading →

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RUNNING WITH AUGUSTEN

Posted on April 19, 2014 by

 Anyone reading “Running With Scissors,” may ask – what IS this guy really like? With Augusten Burroughs, what we read is what we get. Like his writing, Augusten Burroughs is hilarious – no surprise there – yet also complex, generous, … Continue reading →

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