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Are We There Yet?
How many words should there be in a children’s novel? A scientific survey of one novel gave me the answer – 35,000. That was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl. If that is a good number...
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Cow Alert
I found this old CPR Train Identification Ticket on the street, in front of a house that was being cleaned out of a lot of junk, so I thought I would try to imagine what possible use it had…
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Santa’s Eagle
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL. A Christmas tale with a Pacific Northwest theme… There was a chill in the air, and the pathway around the lake had patches of ice wherever a small rivulet ran out of the field...
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Man in Moon Says Happy New Year
the moon – 19:00 hrs PST, Dec 31, 2017 Wishing you all a happy healthy and prosperous 2018, from here on earth in Victoria BC Canada. Fisgard Lighthouse, Fort Rodd, Victoria BC, Canada
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Uncle Cedric
I saw an old lady today, shuffling along on a cane and an umbrella, accompanied by a dog that was keeping a few yards ahead, poking his nose at things with his tongue hanging out. After they passed I...
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HUGE TAX! NO SAVINGS!
Nathanguitars is pleased to announce that we caved in and paid to block those pesky ads that were despoiling the beauty of this blog. Sometimes my brain rearranges words in a form of temporary...
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I wrote this story for the Cold Hard Type project, but it didn’t get accepted, so here it is! ALIENS DON’T USE TYPEWRITERS ©D. J. Nathan 2018 I was sitting at the kitchen table with my morning tea when...
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Ciel the Blue Horse
At last the sequel to Sky the Blue Mouse, which the world has been clamouring for. In these times of trouble, woe and “whoa – don’t get too close to me buddy”, let your spirits have a lift by delving...
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Facit-nation
1961 Facit During my recent book writing I tested many typewriters here and came to the conclusion that the Facit and Halda typewriters were becoming my first choices. I was consequently thrilled last...
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A Walk in the Forest
Once upon a time there was a boy who lived beside a forest that was dark and smelled of skunk cabbage and was crawling with slugs that were a foot long and covered with sticky slime. This didn’t stop...
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