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Michelle Scorziello
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Published in The Howling Owl

·6 hours ago

In Pursuit of a Hemingway Sentence

To capture the hills — Have you ever read a sentence that had plenty of nouns, heaps of prepositions and a host of auxiliary verbs? The result being you scratched your head and read the sentence again and again, searching for its sense? I don’t mean the sentence was written in a deep, layered Virginia…

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In Pursuit of a Hemingway Sentence
In Pursuit of a Hemingway Sentence
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Published in The Howling Owl

·Feb 1

Fishing in the Classroom

Rainbows, rainbows, rainbows — The students cannot read. Reading is not a reliable, taken-for-granted skill. They have not cracked the code that is written English. That is why they are at this school, in this class, with me. There are six of them. The youngest is eight, and the oldest is ten. Print is…

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Fishing in the Classroom
Fishing in the Classroom
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Jan 30

January

After the feast, comes the reckoning — The first of the month is grey and blustery, the sky fast changing. By the morning it is violet grey with one wisp of pink, like a celestial breathe. Out on a walk, there’s a sense of desolation. …

Weather

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January
January
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Published in The Howling Owl

·Jan 25

My Kingdom for a Plumber

With apologies to Richard III and Captain Oates — Sometimes life’s most important considerations sharpen, become clear and unequivocal. Usually, they are times of adversity. Last week, the fridge broke—a mild inconvenience in winter when the icebox-garage easily becomes an ersatz cooler. But Sunday it was the boiler. Compared to boilers, fridges are pretentious things, mere fripperies. In fact…

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My Kingdom for a Plumber
My Kingdom for a Plumber
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Published in The Howling Owl

·Jan 18

The Nub of Simile

And other writing fundamentals — I enjoy reading GE McKerrihan and Rodrigo S-C, both passionate and seasoned photographers. I love seeing the world through their lens. …

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The Nub of Simile
The Nub of Simile
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Published in The Howling Owl

·Jan 11

What’s the Use of Handwriting?

An anachronism? — Poor Justin Donlan. He wrote an article about ink pens and showed a photo of his penmanship and all I could do was exclaim at his handwriting which consisted entirely of print. …

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What’s the Use of Handwriting?
What’s the Use of Handwriting?
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Published in The Howling Owl

·Jan 4

Mother and Son: The Strongest Bond?

Stronger than religion — Many years ago, I left London for a two-week trip to Boston, Massachusetts, in order to secure my American lover. I fretted and worried about my trip. Would my lover still love me? Would he even still like me? What should I take to wear? ‘Don’t worry about HIM,’ my…

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Mother and Son: The Strongest Bond?
Mother and Son: The Strongest Bond?
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Published in The Howling Owl

·Dec 28, 2022

December

Deep in the tunnel — December is the month of darkness, the days constricted by late sunrise and early sunset; we are in the depths of the tunnel. Considering how far north London is (51°30′N), farther north than Calgary, it’s a wonder we don’t get colder. …

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December
December
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Published in The Howling Owl

·Dec 21, 2022

The Ghost of Christmas Necklace

And other festive gifts — He was conscious of a thousand odours floating in the air, each one connected with a thousand thoughts, and hopes, and joys, and cares long, long forgotten! A Christmas Carol I cracked my head on a plastic peanut tray today. There’s a lot of them whizzing around in the festive…

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The Ghost of Christmas Necklace
The Ghost of Christmas Necklace
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Published in The Howling Owl

·Dec 14, 2022

The Perfect Place to Read

Peace, quiet and constraint — When I was young and sensitive — the perfect time to suffer — I watched a TV drama. I do not remember its name, or the characters, or the actors. I remember only one scene. A young woman is kidnapped, drugged and placed in a coffin and buried. When she…

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The Perfect Place to Read
The Perfect Place to Read
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Michelle Scorziello

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I am a special needs teacher who loves to read and write.

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