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Of Mice and Policemen

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And speaking of mice...

Oh? We weren't?

Well, we are now, aren't we? And besides, since it's clear that you haven't been paying attention, I did talk about mice earlier this week over here and here.

(And all this ongoing mouse-talk is clearly Eve's and Emily's fault for sending me a gorgeous book on the making of Stuart Little.)

In April 2002, when I was still filled with youthful optimism and trying to write for a living (as opposed to now being just old and still attempting to write for a living), an interesting story happened to cross my path here in Baltimore which inspired me to write another sequel to that animated film "An American Tail."

Here, especially for your Thursday/Friday ~~torture~~ pleasure is a copy of the article I wrote.

Continue reading Of Mice and Policemen.

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is a South African girl living in South Africa. That doesn't sound very original, we know, but you might find it remotely interesting when you learn that she has only recently returned to South Africa for the first time after a nine year, one month and two week (non-stop!) stint in the United States where she accidentally became an outlawed alien (also known, especially in immigration circles, as an 'illegal immigrant.' We prefer the term 'outlawed alien' ourselves). During her reversed exile from her homeland, she kept herself occupied by winning this website (but only after shamelessly bribing the judges) and thus being unleashed on the web where she slowly, leisurely became the World's Laziest Blogger; by being a nanny and by attending sci-fi conventions in search of other aliens. In the US, she also made her sailing debut, her international acting debut, tried and failed to learn the piano, and never learned to cook. She is hopelessly addicted to coffee, dogs (especially Labrador Retrievers), how-to books (with a particular fondness for her copy of the Time/Life A - Z Medical Encyclopedia), and she tends to grossly overuse parentheses (we're not kidding) during her attempts at writing, which you may - if you really have masochistic tendencies - subject yourself to by reading the words to the right of this column. If you REALLY and truly STILL want to know more, you can read her C.V. here.
Or you can ~~stalk her~~ send her some love via e-mail at: redsaid[AT]gmail[DOT]com

The Wish List (Because yes, she really does need more how-to books. Honestly!)

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Redsaid : Kyk, right you are! (As usual... grrrr.) So it has been decided then. I'll remain comfortably seated... [go]
kyknoord : Hang on - if we ALL jump off the bandwagon, won't we be jumping on the bandwagon by jumping off the ... [go]
Redsaid : Thank you so much, Terra. Yes, my brother-in-law certainly falls into that 'impossible to forget' ca... [go]
terrashield : So very heartfelt. Lovely post. I guess if people have really had a very big impact on your life, ... [go]
Redsaid : Nafisa: Funny that you wrote "time of night"! I have to admit, it's not QUITE as flattering as one m... [go]
Nafisa : What an honour. Although I never knew your brother in law, the fact that they are naming a road afte... [go]
Redsaid : Thank you, dearest Po. I wish I could do more than merely write about it. I wish I could somehow all... [go]
Deeleea : I'm sure it's felt at least that long, if not longer for you that he's been gone. The year has flow... [go]
Po : This is such powerful writing Redsaid and just terrible that it has to be written about.... [go]
Blake : Hola Red :)... [go]