Just Some Random Suzi Stuff

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Getting Ready for the Black Rock Desert, Minus Burning Man

Getting Ready for the Black Rock Desert, Minus Burning Man

Burning Man is canceled this year, but Jenny and Lisa still plan to go out to the desert.

Lisa wants to play it by ear.

 But people die out there every year. If we get lost, we could roam until the weather or thirst gets us, Jenny points out.

Don’t be such a drama queen! Lisa argues.

Then Jenny pulls out the big guns. It’s the Friends of the Black Rock High Rock Website.

Some dangers out there in…

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Let Pyramid Lake Wash Away Tears

Let Pyramid Lake Wash Away Tears

Hey Lisa, Let’s get going. Jenny yelled up from the parking lot in front of Lisa’s apartment.

Lisa leaned out over the railing, still in her pajamas, hair dirty and tangled.

I’m coming. That truck, your brother’s?

Yup. Come on I want to get on the road.

Lisa just wanted to get back in bed. She wondered if they’d have to do battle over what time was early for the whole trip.

Jenny clomped up the…

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An Imaginary Road-trip in the Age of Pandemic

Finding the Spirit of Nevada and the Road

We’ve been stuck at home for months now. I’m getting a bit stir crazy. Missing Nevada, the state that mostly made me what I am today:

A lover of the wide-open spaces, the big sky, the cloud-shadows as valleys and mountain ranges follow upon the other as you travel down the road. 

A lover of the unexpected settlements, towns (ghost and…

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At the Buffet - Reno Fiction by Suzanne Stormon

It's been a while but here's some new fiction I've been working on.

An excerpt from the novel I’m writing set in Reno in 1975. It will be a while before I finish it because I don’t really know where it will end up. I’ll post occasional excerpts as I go. Hope you like it.

Lee saw the woman as the waitress seated her at the table just down the row from him. Curious, he wondered why she was wearing that rumbled fringed skirt and that big cowboy hat? It reminded him…

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I Had a Brother

A new poem by Ken Adams has me thinking about the missing people in my family story.

A Poem by Ken Adams and a Reflection by Suzanne Stormon.

I don’t know anyone else like Ken, the way he brings the past of his family into his art and his writing. The absolute way he is a carrier of the stories. I believe he feels a responsibility to those who went before him and his story is deeply rooted in Northern Nevada, in Dayton, Carson City, and Reno. When I talk to him these days, I can…

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Life on Buffalo Mountain

Miner with a soul of a poet reflects on wildcat silver mining in Nevada

An Online Series By Mark Stormon

From a miner with the soul of a poet, here’s a story about what it’s like to be a wildcat hard rock miner on a perfect Nevada day.

Episode 2 – Sensuality and the Art of Rock Drilling THE INVITATION

You already know that one of the great rewards of the reading life is the opportunity to vicariously live the lives of others.  What a limited place this world would be…

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Non-Wedding Day in Nevada

A wedding that never happened in Nevada.

by Suzanne Stormon

The woman stood by the side of the road and took the box that held the small engagement ring and the wedding band out of her wool jacket pocket. She opened it and fingered the rings.

I don’t need you, she said, thinking of the man she had left at home. I will go on without the comfort of the institution. I will be my own woman. She slipped the rings back into her pocket,…

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Nevada Masons Rededicate Grand Lodge Cornerstone in Carson City

An interesting way to spend some time in Carson City on Saturday, Sept 24.

For you Nevada History Buffs

I got this announcement from Chet Hayes, one of our Nevada Narratives readers. It sounds like a great opportunity to discover more about the history of the Free and Accepted Masons in Nevada and tour this historic building.

MASONIC CORNERSTONE 150 YEAR REDEDICATIONFOR U.S. MINT IN CARSON CITY SEPTEMBER 24, 2016

On September 24, 1866, at 2:00 pm, the Grand Lodge of…

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Nevada Narratives Coffee Get Together

Nevada Narratives Coffee Get Together August 24, 10 AM. Hope to get to meet a lot of you.

Patio of the Oxbow Cafe and Bistro 2365 Dickerson Road, Reno, NV

Hello Nevada Narratives Readers and Writers,

I’m going to be in Reno for a couple of days and I’d love to get together with all of you who enjoy Nevada Narratives. Let’s meet on Wednesday, August 24th, at 10AM. Hopefully, we can share some stories and brainstorm some new ideas for the site.

I picked the Oxbow Cafe and Bistro because…

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We chose to increase the complexity of our lives by having children. The greatest benefit of having those children has been to look at the world through their eyes and to understand their level of curiosity and to learn things the way they learn things. —Tibor Kalman, Perverse Optimist

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I totally agree with this quote. I have learned so much just watching MaiLynn go through her life learning things. Thanks, MaiLynn

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A Seriously Silly Idea: Just Try This

This is what happens when you decide to get silly about a serious situation.

This poem, probably written by someone facing some very unpleasant circumstances, may be the kind of poetry that seems simple and “countrified” to us today. I can just see some old coot telling his partner to get up and get moving.

But when I faced this poem as one choice of writing prompts yesterday, it seemed to call out.

“Put me in your blog,” it said.

“I can help.”

So here it is.

Just Try This

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Books vs. Reality Shows = the fight for our souls

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Turn off the TV. You know who you are.