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A Writer’s Diary Entries From Early November, 1987
Tuesday, November 3, 1987 10 PM. I’ve just been working on editing another of Dr. Cook’s manuals, this one on handling common instructional problems, such as disruptive behavior or student apathy....
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A Writer’s Diary Entries From Mid-November, 1987
Thursday, November 12, 1987 9 PM. I just returned from Broward Community College, where I taught a boring class on cause and effect. I didn’t prepare well enough, though for what they’re paying me, I...
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A Writer’s Diary Entries From Late November, 1987
Sunday, November 22, 1987 4 PM. So far I haven’t done any work today. Maybe later. I’m such a terrible procrastinator, but somehow I never really fall behind schedule, though sometimes I do a...
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A Writer’s Diary Entries From Early December, 1987
Wednesday, December 2, 1987 9:30 PM. I just got in on this chilly night; it almost feels like it is December. Actually, it’s probably just a brisk 55° or so. I’ve had a good day, being very...
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A Writer’s Diary Entries From Mid-December, 1987
Friday, December 11, 1987 9 PM. I needed to unwind today, and mostly I did. I spent the morning exercising, reading the papers, and going to the ATMs and the bank. At noon I drove to FIU to hand in...
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A Writer’s Diary Entries From Late December, 1987
Monday, December 21, 1987 9 PM. In the mail today, I got the 1988-89 Florida Arts Council grants booklet, and this afternoon I filled out the application, xeroxed nine copies of it and “I Survived...
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A Writer’s Diary Entries From Early January, 1988
Saturday, January 2, 1988 4 PM. I got my annual rejection from the National Endowment for the Arts today. This makes at least a decade that I’ve been turned down for a fellowship. The $20,000 would...
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A Writer’s Diary Entries From Mid-January, 1988
Monday, January 11, 1988 8 PM. I drove Teresa to the airport early this morning. As we got there, her flight was boarding, so I assume she got to New York okay. I enjoyed her visit, but I’m glad to be...
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A Writer’s Diary Entries From Late January, 1988
Wednesday, January 20, 1988 9 PM. Halfway through the week, I believe I’m going to burn out soon on Teacher Education Center workshops and I have yet to meet the class that begins tomorrow. At...
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A Writer’s Diary Entries From Early February, 1988
Monday, February 1, 1988 8 PM. I’ve been trying to rest out my cold. At dinner with my family tonight, Jonathan said he had a sore throat, so he’s probably got the same virus I have. I don’t recall...
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A Writer’s Diary Entries From Mid-February, 1988
Thursday, February 11, 1988 8 PM. I’ve made it through teaching four days in a row, and I must be getting used to the schedule, for I feel I haven’t worked very hard at all. Still, I’m glad that after...
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A Writer’s Diary Entries From Late February, 1988
Friday, February 19, 1988 9 PM. Last night I spoke to Josh, who sounded kind of glum. The lawyer that Joyce got him is handling both ends of his housing situation – the negotiations with his present...
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A Writer’s Diary Entries From Early March, 1988
Tuesday, March 1, 1988 1 PM. I feel a terrible sense of anxiety about tomorrow’s trip to New Orleans. You would think that by now, I’d handle things like this better. But for days I’ve had this...
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A Writer’s Diary Entries From Mid-March, 1988
Friday, March 11, 1988 3 PM. Last night I stayed up late and got about 100 pages into Secrets of the Temple. Some of the material in the book reviewed the things I’d learned about the Fed and money...
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A Writer’s Diary Entries From Late March, 1988
Tuesday, March 22, 1988 8 PM. I started to feel better about myself last evening after I’d had dinner, gone grocery shopping, and read the Publishers Weekly article about the short story “boom” that...
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A Writer’s Diary Entries From Early April, 1988
Friday, April 1, 1988 9 PM. Back from Orlando. My trip was interesting, and I’m glad I went. It was good to see Ronna and spend time with her and her family, and I liked seeing the Orlando area, a...
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A Writer’s Diary Entries From Mid-April, 1988
Sunday, April 10, 1988 10 PM. “One of your dreams will prove profitable,” read the fortune cookie I opened after this evening’s Chinese dinner. I’m certain that fortune will come true. Why? I don’t...
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A Writer’s Diary Entries From Late April, 1988
Friday, April 22, 1988 9:30 PM. Last night I spoke to Teresa. Earlier in the day she’d left a message that she had the opportunity to come to Fort Lauderdale this weekend. That was something I wasn’t...
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A Writer’s Diary Entries From Early May, 1988
Tuesday, May 3, 1988 10 PM. This morning’s mail brought a notice from the AAA that said I had used up all my emergency calls for road service and that I would be charged for future ones. Well, I...
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A Writer’s Diary Entries From Mid-May, 1988
Thursday, May 12, 1988 3 PM. Last evening Josh came over at 6 PM. He looked okay, but he’s totally obsessed with this harassment. Earlier, I’d read the notes he sent detailing each incident. Most of...
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