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7.16.21 It was 57 years ago today … The Beatles stayed in our hotel room

By Randee Dawn | 7/16/21

Did you know you can stay in the same hotel room The Beatles lodged in for a single night, on August 21, 1964? In Seattle, Washington? Now you do. And that’s what we did! The Edgewater Hotel, where this momentous event took place, has made a certain amount of hay out it all. (Not our…

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7.06.21 In which I can finally say: I have a fracking book contract

By Randee Dawn | 7/06/21 | 6

I’ve been writing fiction, quite literally, for most of my life. Decades. Hundreds and thousands of words, some better placed than others, some telling a story and some wandering off into the weeds. And today, I get to say for the first time officially: I have signed a contract to get my novel, Tune in…

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3.08.21 Drawn that way: Four times I got musicians to create self-portraits in my notebook

By Randee Dawn | 3/08/21

I don’t think I do that many “fun” posts here, so I’m going to change that at least once. In the 1990s I did a lot of music journalism; it was my “in” to getting bylines. I long ago segued into TV and film articles, but for a brief period I had this idea that…

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2.2.21 How to spend 25 years getting one story published (or) the “Rough Beast, Slouching” story

By Randee Dawn | 2/02/21

A little bit of fanfare, if you will. Dim Shores Presents: Volume 2, featuring my novelette “Rough Beast, Slouching,” is finally shipping copies! This is a milestone for me for a couple of reasons: 1) It’s the longest story I’ve ever had published (9,700 words give or take)2) It’s the oldest story I’ve ever had…

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11.4.20 I spent 17 hours in a school gym spent protecting the electoral process on Monday. There were apples.

By Randee Dawn | 11/04/20

Yesterday I rose at the crack of OMG to head the short distance to my polling place  — where I served as a poll worker, starting at 5 a.m. With the exception of a few bathroom breaks, a lunch hour and a dinner hour, I was in that elementary school gym until about 10 p.m.,…

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10.12.20 How Two Spam Emails Cost Me $650 (or) When PicRights Enters Your Life

By Randee Dawn | 10/12/20 | 6

I just bought something for $650! Three photos, as it turns out. Three digital photos. And I nearly lost out on the opportunity to do so, because the letters about those photos showed up in my spam folder first, and it was only by chance I happened to check and discover that … well, crap.…

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4.7.20 Christopher Meloni talks ‘Law & Order: SVU’, Part 3: Emmy competition, unstable Stabler

By Randee Dawn | 4/07/20 | 1

Big news for Law & Order: SVU fans: Det. Elliot Stabler is coming back! OK, not to SVU, but to his own series! Back in 2008 I was writing The Law & Order: SVU Unofficial Companion with Susan Green, and spending a lot of time at the studios watching how the sausage got made. The…

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4.4.20 Christopher Meloni talks ‘Law & Order: SVU’, Part 2: Stabler loves Benson

By Randee Dawn | 4/04/20 | 1

The big news for Law & Order: SVU fans hit on the last day of March: Det. Elliot Stabler was coming back! OK, not to SVU, but to his own series! Back in 2008 I spent a lot of my free time hopping over to The Law & Order: SVU studios to co-write The Law…

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4.2.20 Christopher Meloni talks ‘Law & Order: SVU’, Part 1: Auditions and 22-hour workdays

By Randee Dawn | 4/02/20 | 2

The big news for Law & Order: SVU fans hit on the last day of March: Det. Elliot Stabler is coming back! OK, not to SVU, but to his own series! It’s been a long, dry spell for Stabler fans. Christopher Meloni originated the role of Stabler in 1999, when SVU became the first spin-off…

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3.30.20 Stories for Shut-Ins: Author Reading Series from “Across the Universe”

By Randee Dawn | 3/30/20 | 5

Greetings, fellow Quarantiners! We’re all spending a lot of time indoors these days, among familiar faces, familiar books, familiar TV shows … well, you know how it goes. So allow us to take you on a journey with a whole new set of friends … Across the Universe! Over the past few weeks, we have…

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