Author Archives: Fran Gardner

Burgerville tops out again

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Fran Gardner

You can’t beat Burgerville for fast food. Grass fed beef, humanely raised bacon, radicchio in the house salad, delectable Walla Walla onion sauce on a big burger, sweet potato fries, local fruit milkshakes. . . . Last week, while enjoying … Continue reading →

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Stupid Safeway door

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Fran Gardner

The new (well, it’s maybe a year old) Safeway at SE 27th and Hawthorne has a door that opens directly onto the curb cut where one can cross Hawthorne at 28 Avenue. It works great if one is exiting the … Continue reading →

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Channeling Babette

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Fran Gardner

This is a long post because I have a lot to say. If bored, skip to the image at the end. I promise to post something shorter soon. It’s the meds, stupid What a difference a tiny pill—in this case, … Continue reading →

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Newspaper strikes and how I got hired

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Fran Gardner

My son-in-law, Jeff Holden, recently pointed me to a story about the big NYC newspaper strikes of the 1960s, which triggered a mass of memories: There were a number of big newspaper strikes in the 50s through the 70s, often … Continue reading →

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Names

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Fran Gardner

I recently found a list I wrote several years ago about names. I’m sure many, many other names could be added, but here is what was there: Plumbers Smitty Squeaky Lefty Pipes Duke Luigi Ginger Righty G. Gordon Carpenters Pete … Continue reading →

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An example of daily writing

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Fran Gardner

Just because I haven’t been doing exers every day doesn’t mean I’m not writing. I’ve been having work critiqued by the St. David of Wales writing group (with this summer’s writer in residence, Lynn Otto) and for a two-day workshop … Continue reading →

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The rest of the session

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Fran Gardner

Here’s the rest of the “heat white chocolate wafers” exercise, the top of which is part of the “Writing every day” post. The idea may have some potential, but I probably won’t develop it. I have lots of other stories. … Continue reading →

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Writing every day

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Fran Gardner

Since the early 90s, I’ve been doing early morning writing sessions on and off, sometimes every day for months. Julia Cameron famously enshrined the practice as “morning pages” in her 12-step approach to creativity, The Artist’s Way, but I got the … Continue reading →

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Complicated breakfast

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Fran Gardner

Some days I just don’t know when to quit. Most often, I have a Vitamix green drink, with ingredients like Whole apple or pear Other fruit (berries, kiwi, dates) Kale Other vegetables (spinach, parsley, celery) Orange, prune, or unsweetened cranberry … Continue reading →

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Self love

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Fran Gardner

Here, without edits, is my Google search list from a few days ago. I forgot to post it on the day, July 20. Obert Skye How much are my golf clubs worth Used golf clubs Portland How to iron rayon … Continue reading →

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