Tag: hazel
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August 2, 2018
A couple of months ago, a kid said to me, “Winn-Dixie is a rescue dog, right?” And I said, “Yes. Sure. But you’ve heard that saying about who rescued who, haven’t you?” “No,” said the kid. “I don’t understand what you’re talking about.” “I just mean that Opal rescued Winn-Dixie and Winn-Dixie rescued her, too.…
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March 30, 2017
Ramona has lived up to her namesake. Like the fictional Ramona Quimby, she is intrepid, relentless, unrepentant and marvelously alive. However, she is (how shall I put this?) not very eager to take instructions. And she has very strong opinions. But at last, we have found someone who Ramona listens to and respects. Her name…
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March 3, 2011
People always ask where ideas come from for stories. Sometimes, it’s an image. Sometimes it’s a name. You wait for things to coalesce. A friend sent me this picture of the side of the road and I liked it and I waited. And then I saw the name “Hazel” in a story and I thought:…