Author Archives: Liza Blue

Podcast: The Wisdom to Know the Difference

https://www.fanagrams.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Wisdom-to-Know-the-Difference.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWhat does fresh mean, what about fresh like, fresh baked, fresh taste, fresh picked, deli fresh, fresh steamed or fresh frozen?  What will marketers do to put fresh on the label? Follow Liza … Continue reading

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Letter to Cottonelle Marketing Department

Dear Cottonelle Marketing Department: Positioning toilet paper as something other than an everyday commodity must be a challenge. Do you promote softness, or maybe strength, or somehow combine the two, all the while dancing around the taboo subject of body … Continue reading

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Starry Night

In our suburban house there is no such thing as a dark night. Even on a perfectly moonless night my husband’s sleeping body is clearly outlined by the delicate hues of light pollution seeping north from Chicago. Through the window, … Continue reading

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Podcast: Starry Night

https://www.fanagrams.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Starry-Night.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThe power of the milky way to inspire imagination across all cultures and all time. Follow Liza Blue on: Share:

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The Woman in Front of Me with a Sign on Her Back at the Writer’s Conference

Two rows in front of me, slightly to the right, the woman was wearing an oversized purple T-shirt emblazoned with the word “WRITER” on her back. We were all writers at this local conference, or at least we thought we … Continue reading

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Podcast: Woman With a Sign on Her Back at the Writer’s Conference

https://www.fanagrams.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/The-Woman-with-a-Sign-on-Her-Back.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSA writer’s prompt based only on the back and shoulders sitting in front of me. Follow Liza Blue on: Share:

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Ear Ye, Ear Ye

“Let’s see what we’ve got here. The chart says that you don’t like your ears. Are they too large, too small, lopsided, what can I do for you?” “It’s my earlobes. I’ve always hated them. They’re just too big.” “Let … Continue reading

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Dear Lady at the Crematorium

Dear Lady at the Crematorium, Thank you very much for the tour of your facility. I was trying to minimize my father’s “final expenses,” so I appreciated your unpretentious office behind the Harley Davidson dealership. Last year when my mother … Continue reading

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Podcast: Dear Lady at the Crematorium

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How To Do The Queue

According to unverified estimates bandied about on the internet, every year Americans spend about 37 billion hours waiting in line. Over their lifetime, Americans will spend some 2 to 3 years of their life in queue. I have absorbed the … Continue reading

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