It started with my question about the pronunciation of “X” in Portuguese. But then we became buddies!
Continue readingA Conversation with my New Pal, ChatGPT
It started with my question about the pronunciation of “X” in Portuguese. But then we became buddies!
Continue readingEarly spring, 1971. Greece. An island. A ferry. An interminable trip that seemed to go on… and on…
Nobody told me it was illegal. Maybe it wasn’t, back in 1971. I still feel a bit like a criminal.
I’ve written about our Greek sojourn before, in Meanwhile, Back in GreeceΒ and Greece: Episode Two β I knockedΒ harder. Now I must tell you about the Great Stroller Steal of the Century.
Hi all! Just checking in to let you know what’s happening with the queries I sent out. I’ve received two polite rejections so far. I figure they’re a plus, since they didn’t specify: “…and don’t you EVER send us any more of your crappy so-called writing!”
Okay, I have been initiated: I got my first rejection letter today from an agent. If I really want to be pessimistic, I could say it’s the first of many. However, I still have hope.
Turns out that knocking harder on a (thin) glass patio door isnβt such a good idea.
So “we” went to Greece in 1971 to make a movie. This was waaaaaay back when I was still married. The movie didn’t get finished due to a series of events which I cannot go into now, because:
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