tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51474538910439308482024-03-19T12:50:59.322-07:00Daphne's Haiku, Gogyohka, Senryu, and Other Small StonesHere are my first efforts at writing haiku as well as other "small stones," short polished pieces of writing. I am a single vegan lesbian living with 6 pets on Vashon Island. I spend my days primarily quilting "portable hug" quilts which I donate to folks who could use a portable hug for a variety of reasons. I also tutor/mentor middle school and high school students in a variety of subjects. I am interested in yoga, daoism, and haiku.daphnepurpushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337076348490404223noreply@blogger.comBlogger790125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147453891043930848.post-47345654556940554832013-02-19T14:42:00.002-08:002013-02-19T14:43:03.090-08:00This Blog Has Moved!<span style="color: blue;">I have moved this blog to<a href="http://daphnehaiku.me/" target="_blank"> Daphne's Haiku and Other Small Stones</a> so that all four (I know it is absurd) of my blogs are now on WordPress. Thanks for following me there and changing your bookmarks, etc.</span>daphnepurpushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337076348490404223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147453891043930848.post-39359354235536956422013-02-18T17:57:00.004-08:002013-02-18T17:57:58.275-08:00February 18, 2013
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<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">three crows</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">in conversation</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">fragrant Sweet box</span></div>
<div class="p2">
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">practicing guitar</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">selecting</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">a book’s interior</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">reading and</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">napping</span></div>
daphnepurpushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337076348490404223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147453891043930848.post-51457907045134019112013-02-17T18:44:00.004-08:002013-02-17T18:44:54.503-08:00February 17, 2013
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<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">starless night</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">walking barefoot</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">to the hot tub</span></div>
<div class="p2">
<span style="color: magenta;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">playing guitar</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">learning scales</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">trying to play chords</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">finishing Les Miserables</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">an afternoon nap</span></div>
daphnepurpushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337076348490404223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147453891043930848.post-7664077736494047172013-02-16T18:11:00.003-08:002013-02-16T18:11:28.088-08:00February 16, 2013
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<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">still and moving</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">layers of clouds</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">wind chimes </span></div>
<div class="p2">
<span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">the last strings</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">of outdoor lights</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">taken down</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">first snowdrop blooms</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">a caterpillar stops by</span></div>
daphnepurpushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337076348490404223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147453891043930848.post-13863743044999811362013-02-15T18:10:00.003-08:002013-02-15T18:10:21.301-08:00February 15, 2013
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<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">sunbeams</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">across a solitary fir</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">spider webs glisten</span></div>
<div class="p2">
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">therapy appointment</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">haircut and errands</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">first guitar lesson</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">student turns teacher</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">warm sunny day</span></div>
daphnepurpushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337076348490404223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147453891043930848.post-25159559598506145372013-02-15T18:09:00.003-08:002013-02-15T18:09:38.272-08:00February 14, 2013
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<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">a hint of yellow</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">daffodil buds</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">a squirrel on the fence</span></div>
<div class="p2">
<span style="color: magenta;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">last day</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">before mid-winter break</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">vet visit between</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">tutoring sessions</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">sprained paw</span></div>
daphnepurpushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337076348490404223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147453891043930848.post-17026388354024508342013-02-13T18:36:00.002-08:002013-02-13T18:36:28.436-08:00February 13, 2013
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<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">rearranging<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span></span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">dresser drawers</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">a crow caws</span></div>
<div class="p2">
<span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">early morning</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">vet visit</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">cat has a dental</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">tutoring, teaching,</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">and therapy</span></div>
daphnepurpushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337076348490404223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147453891043930848.post-60242756236082361412013-02-12T18:27:00.002-08:002013-02-12T18:27:39.993-08:00February 12, 2013
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<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">walking barefoot</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">in dew-drenched grass</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">a cyclamen</span></div>
<div class="p2">
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">marking papers</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">cataloguing books</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">a nap in my recliner</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">more students</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">winds picking up</span></div>
daphnepurpushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337076348490404223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147453891043930848.post-61300233455954581762013-02-11T18:29:00.003-08:002013-02-11T18:29:18.494-08:00February 11, 2013
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<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">surrounded </span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">by conifers</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">a woodpecker</span></div>
<div class="p2">
<span style="color: magenta;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">writing e-mails</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">reading more of</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">Les Miserables</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">dental check-up</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">friend’s visit</span></div>
daphnepurpushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337076348490404223noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147453891043930848.post-64604824861654717302013-02-10T18:33:00.003-08:002013-02-10T18:33:57.084-08:00February 10, 2013
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<div class="p1">
<br /></div>
<div class="p2">
<span style="color: blue;">fresh bark</span></div>
<div class="p2">
<span style="color: blue;">around the hellebore</span></div>
<div class="p2">
<span style="color: blue;">the dogs dig</span></div>
<div class="p3">
<span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p2">
<span style="color: blue;">another </span></div>
<div class="p2">
<span style="color: blue;">new song</span></div>
<div class="p2">
<span style="color: blue;">on my guitar</span></div>
<div class="p2">
<span style="color: blue;">napping and reading</span></div>
<div class="p2">
<span style="color: blue;">with two cats</span></div>
daphnepurpushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337076348490404223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147453891043930848.post-75427613012297136572013-02-09T18:01:00.003-08:002013-02-09T18:01:42.303-08:00February 9, 2013
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<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">one string at a time</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">winter lights</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">coming down</span></div>
<div class="p2">
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">learning </span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">two songs</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">on my guitar</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">reading Les Miserables</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">vet visit</span></div>
daphnepurpushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337076348490404223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147453891043930848.post-37846557815068627542013-02-08T18:25:00.003-08:002013-02-08T18:25:26.663-08:00February 8, 2013
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<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">clouds hiking</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">across the sky</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">the dogs chase</span></div>
<div class="p2">
<span style="color: magenta;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">therapy appointment</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">lunch with a friend</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">tuning my guitar</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">playing my first song</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">Twinkle, Twinkle</span></div>
daphnepurpushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337076348490404223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147453891043930848.post-47464283061506720492013-02-07T18:13:00.003-08:002013-02-07T18:13:20.442-08:00February 7, 2013
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<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">the sun</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">in my eyes</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">morning shower</span></div>
<div class="p2">
<span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">cataloguing</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">fifteen books</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">trying to tune</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">my new guitar</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">tutoring four students</span></div>
daphnepurpushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337076348490404223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147453891043930848.post-46508378207501847622013-02-06T18:11:00.003-08:002013-02-06T18:11:57.191-08:00February 6, 2013
<br />
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">nearly in bloom</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">the first snow drops</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">strong winds</span></div>
<div class="p2">
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">cataloguing</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">books</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">teaching</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">my bridge class</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">therapy</span></div>
daphnepurpushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337076348490404223noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147453891043930848.post-32114090715157623292013-02-05T18:05:00.004-08:002013-02-05T18:05:53.348-08:00February 5, 2013
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<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">bubbles </span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">tickle my ear</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">hot tub soak</span></div>
<div class="p2">
<span style="color: magenta;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">busy morning</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">working with</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">books and students</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">sun alternating</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">with rain</span></div>
daphnepurpushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337076348490404223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147453891043930848.post-73683284357609470362013-02-04T18:08:00.005-08:002013-02-04T18:08:44.387-08:00February 4, 2013
<br />
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">stepping</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">from the hot tub</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">a slug</span></div>
<div class="p2">
<span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">my hot tub and sauna</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">serviced</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">household chores</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">reading</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">Les Miserables</span></div>
daphnepurpushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337076348490404223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147453891043930848.post-3728365111147834572013-02-03T18:08:00.003-08:002013-02-03T18:08:12.638-08:00February 3, 2013
<br />
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">hidden</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">in the cheese</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">a pill</span></div>
<div class="p2">
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">reading the book</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">Les Miserables</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">while listening</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">to Les Miserables</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">the musical</span></div>
daphnepurpushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337076348490404223noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147453891043930848.post-32703875838556614262013-02-02T19:46:00.005-08:002013-02-02T19:46:44.527-08:00February 2, 2013
<br />
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">orange-red sky</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">an airplane trail</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">swirling toward the firs</span></div>
<div class="p2">
<span style="color: magenta;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">writing a blurb</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">for the back cover</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">of my haiku book</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">seeing the movie</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">Les Miserables</span></div>
daphnepurpushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337076348490404223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147453891043930848.post-54059789218513694892013-02-01T17:15:00.003-08:002013-02-01T17:15:36.494-08:00February 1, 2013
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<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">hanging the towel</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">next to a spider</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">an orange mist</span></div>
<div class="p2">
<span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">therapy appointment</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">phone conference</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">with my publisher</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">tutoring session</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">a sunny day</span></div>
daphnepurpushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337076348490404223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147453891043930848.post-78715448843969228542013-01-31T18:26:00.000-08:002013-01-31T18:26:11.291-08:00January 31, 2013
<br />
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">a mug of hot tea</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">the dogs race</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">through the yard</span></div>
<div class="p2">
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">the work week ends</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">after tutoring</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">and errands</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">marking papers</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">and more tutoring</span></div>
daphnepurpushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337076348490404223noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147453891043930848.post-27316612020538035042013-01-30T17:23:00.003-08:002013-01-30T17:23:50.432-08:00January 30, 2013
<br />
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">wind</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">through the trees</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">surround sound</span></div>
<div class="p2">
<span style="color: magenta;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">helping students</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">with geometry</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">and bridge</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">therapy</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: magenta;">publisher conference</span></div>
daphnepurpushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337076348490404223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147453891043930848.post-18294112017676025662013-01-29T18:07:00.004-08:002013-01-29T18:07:51.232-08:00January 29, 2013
<br />
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">cutting back</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">the fuchsia</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">misty rain</span></div>
<div class="p2">
<span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">day off</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">from Student Link</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">household chores</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">relaxing and reading</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: blue;">afternoon tutoring</span></div>
daphnepurpushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337076348490404223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147453891043930848.post-12667139862606690142013-01-28T17:08:00.002-08:002013-01-28T17:08:12.130-08:00January 28, 2013
<br />
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">three dogs</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">making mud trails</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">winter rains</span></div>
<div class="p2">
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">uploading</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">my second novel</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">to the publisher</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span style="color: red;">tutoring chemistry</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">drizzly day</span></div>
daphnepurpushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337076348490404223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147453891043930848.post-59045397023166836362013-01-27T17:42:00.003-08:002013-01-27T17:42:28.395-08:00January 27, 2013
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<span style="color: magenta;">above the firs</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta;">the clouds part</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta;">a full moon</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta;">revising</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta;">my novel</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta;">resting</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta;">in the recliner</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta;">reading</span></div>
daphnepurpushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337076348490404223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147453891043930848.post-63875663319431930842013-01-26T18:18:00.003-08:002013-01-26T18:18:38.986-08:00January 26, 2013
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<span style="color: blue;">a slug</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">on the rubber duck</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">morning shower</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">revising</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">my second novel</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">sitting in my recliner</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">reading</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">a new novel</span></div>
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