Author Archives: Liza Blue

Emma and I Share a Few Moments

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Liza Blue

I am a member of the baby boomer generation where TV has been a steady presence since Day 1.  Thousands of black and white images must have flickered across my retina in the early sixties, imparting who knows what subliminal … Continue reading →

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Podcast: My Life in Song

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Liza Blue

My frustrations in being the only non-singer in a musical family. Follow Liza Blue on: Share:

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Clean Plate Club Murder Mystery: Chapter 46

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Liza Blue

I sat in the car to regroup.  I sure could’ve used a session with Ralph and Fanny and some white boards, but I didn’t want to keep driving back and forth to Santa Teresa.  Besides, I had to be realistic; … Continue reading →

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A Horse of Course

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Liza Blue

I have a pretty clear memory of when I first heard the story.  It was about 40 years ago, and I was sitting in the college dining hall.  Since it was the beginning of my freshman year, I was joined … Continue reading →

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Clean Plate Club Murder Mystery: Chapters 44-45

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Liza Blue

Chapter 44 We both climbed into the car, mutely put on our seat belts, and I was about to turn on the ignition when Simba grabbed my arm.  “Will you listen to Dessa’s message for me?” she said, “I’m too … Continue reading →

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Slipping Out of the Demographic

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Liza Blue

For the past month of September I have been enjoying a daily bowl of raspberries, harvested from the bushes along our screened porch.  A previous essay nattered on about the beauty of raspberries, and positioned the seeds and thorny bushes … Continue reading →

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Clean Plate Club Murder Mystery: Chapter 43

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Liza Blue

Simba didn’t say a word and my mind raced.  What evidence could Grimes have put together since yesterday?  No judge would grant a search warrant based on a partial match of a license plate.  He must have come up with … Continue reading →

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Raspberries Aplenty

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Liza Blue

  For the past month, every couple of days I have been able to go outside and pick myself at least a pint of raspberries from the bushes alongside our porch.  Growing up, raspberries, and macadamia nuts, were considered the … Continue reading →

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Clean Plate Club Murder Mystery: Chapters 41-42

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Liza Blue

Chapter 41 As I ran along the bike path at the beach, I began to think that going to see Henry on my own was a bad idea – I suppose being a neutral go between was a decent enough … Continue reading →

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The SexAT, Circa 781

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Liza Blue

Several years ago when I was preparing to take the SAT, I proposed the idea of the SexAT, a new test prep book specifically designed to appeal to high schoolers.  I would take existing SAT questions and simply reformat them … Continue reading →

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