Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 07:22:26 -0800 From: kate Subject: [WRITERS] Fill: Intro Hi. I'm back after a long, creatively dry spell of periodic lurking about WRITERS, trying to conjure up some sort of cure for a bad case of writer's block. I'm a *little* better now, thank you. Oh, guess I should mention - I'm Kate. My five boys and I live in lovely, Seattle (transplanted here from 'podunk' Nebraska.) As a rebel of society and black sheep of my family, I homeschool my kids and write poetry, children's stories and stuff like that. :-) I dropped out of college a few credit hours shy of my paralegal degree because I discovered espresso! So now I spend my days running a little coffee shop and collecting stories and inspiration from the diversity of espresso junkies who enter my realm. I love it. Recently, my roommate/biz partner/lover moved out of my life and on with his own and so, being the freed spirit that I am, I've begun to feel a bit of creativity creeping back in after such a very long, stale period of time. I've resolved to make this coming year my best one yet - creative-wise. Having turned 40 and realizing there may not be many more years to come, may have had something to do with the decision. :) So anyway, I've begun a Journey now, having not the slightest idea where it will take me, but having fun pondering all the possiblities. (Ireland would be nice, Fiji in winter, ....) For anyone who might be wondering how things turned out with 'my' Sonics guy - this is what he said (paraphrased): "Yeah, I have thought about it and you know, I really wouldn't have a problem with you digging up all the dirt on me and putting it in a book. BUT, I have to take into consideration my wife's and my daughter's feelings. My wife is adamantly against it . . . I guess she has a reputation she wants to keep. So she doesn't want our lives out there in a book you know?" Since I hate to take "no" for an answer, I'm still working on him - possibly for a children's book. The kids only want to know how he got to the NBA anyway, they don't care about any "dirt" so maybe we will take that angle. He's thinking about it. . . . still. :) Well, you just never know. Gotta go . . . . groggy, dreary-eyed customers are approaching . . . .and they don't like to wait! See ya around! love, kate ~*~*~ Go easy on yerself girl. You're entitled. You got the power. You drive the car. You make the rules. __ Maureen MacDougal Tracey ~*~*~