TheBanyanTree: Prod.

[Monique]

I am currently in the throes of turkey recovery, but I've been meaning to write you a story ... as soon as the tryptophan wears off, I will.

But it may be tomorrow.

Monique

Sent from my tiny miniature iPad, which is amusing and is not used for work, other than answering important emails.

> On Nov 26, 2015, at 8:02 PM, Jeri Xiques <jer.xiques at gmail.com> wrote:
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> You know, Paul, I was thinking about this just the other day.  We DO tell
> our stories, but in more brief, conversational styles.  We used to do the
> same thing in story form.  Guess we evolved into Upper Branches because we
> got more and more interested in one another, and our interwoven personal
> lives, which I wouldn't trade for anything!  Love you guys!!!
> 
> How many of us are in Upper Branches now...about 35 or so?  We have some
> excellent writers in here, and a bunch of  "writer-wannabees" like me.
> Somehow we should be able to combine the two forms: stories AND personal
> stuff.  Many of my own personal stories I wouldn't necessarily care to
> share with 86 folks I don't know, but feel perfectly comfortable talking to
> you guys about them.
> 
> So for stories, we could address them to Banyan Tree, and keep UB as
> usual?  I'd love to see some more Stories, fiction and non-fiction, told on
> BT with replies perhaps going to UB with the BT subject line carried into
> UB?  Does that make sense?
> 
> That think you all?
> 
> Here's my first story...
> 
> After Thanksgiving Dinner with Debbie's inlaws, their son, my own son, and
> me, I came home and crashed a little while.  Answered an email from my Date
> for tomorrow, followed by a nice phone call from him.  We talked for an
> hour!  And I know with nary a doubt I will be greeted with a big hug
> tomorrow afternoon in the middle of the coffee shop, rather than a
> handshake!
> 
> Now.  Would that be too personal to share with 86 folks, or just right for
> 35?  😱
> 
> <grins>  Jeri
> 
>> On Thu, Nov 26, 2015 at 9:28 PM, paul <paul at remsset.com> wrote:
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>> As in cattle prod.
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>> Here we are, with a list for stories.  Any kind of story.  Any kind at all.
>> 
>> Did you marry your boyfriend?  Get a new job?  Have a car wreck?  Your dog
>> or cat had babies?  Add a deck to the house?  Re-furb an old clock?  How's
>> the garden doing?
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>> For me: yes, no, no, cat did and twice, yes, yes, sucked this year and
>> thank you grasshopers.
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>> Where are the stories?  Is anyone still here?  Are our lives so boring?
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>> I'll be first in line to whine "life is busy".  But you know, if I have
>> time for Facebook, I sure as hell have time to /not/ Facebook and try to
>> write a story.
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>> My style is a poorly written story needing heavy editing.  Don't bother
>> judging me, I do enough of that my own self. Everyone has their own style.
>> It's all good.  Just use spellcheck, ok?
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>> We have 86 folks on the list.  When we moved from The Spoon we had almost
>> 300 folks.  Maybe that's the problem, not enough mass to get the reactor
>> reacting.  Invite a friend?
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>> Prod.  ZAP !!!!
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>> 
>> paul
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>>   Maybe happiness is this: not feeling like you should
>>   be elsewhere, doing something else, being someone else.
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