an off-ramp on the highway, etc. etc.

writings (mine)

randeedawn.com My official place in the world.	short fiction a few stories, some published, some not.
freelance articles not much, thus far, but a sampling of articles from recent years. More on the way. In some distant future.	Until recently, my full-time home.
soap bubbles Some images of the beautiful (and beautifully fluffed) of the world. From my days at Soap Opera Digest.	The Law & Order: SVU Unofficial Companion It's here!

writings (theirs)

roald dahl more than charlie and the chocolate factory, not that he ever had to write anything greater than that.	suzette haden elgin a very cunning linguist. biidi, shishidibeth woho: boo mehel.
jonathan carroll underrated, underread, ex-pat who can make a talking dog make sense. all bow down....	mcsweeney's this is a magazine for you.
philip pullman harry potter's for wimps.	Dave Eggers' Harvard Advocate Rant pretty much the only place where you can find the full text of this interview he gave, which I found completely inspiring. not everyone has, though: eggers' people once wrote me to ask to get rid of it.

because music is the only thing better than words alone

the ivy vine
Ivy's a smooth pop band with a french lead singer outta new york city. pet shop boys
consistently beautiful and inspirational. who knew?

trash can sinatras
the true representation of unfulfilled promise but there was that one perfect album, which is more than most bands can say. new beautiful south
formerly just "the beautiful south," a few members have re-formed into this iteration. The original can't be topped, but this is an interesting development.

amusing places to visit

heartless bitches, international
if you think you are one, you aren't. spatula city
silly, dated and still worth investigating. check out the silly zone! nudity involved!

savage love
dan tells it like it is, and explans HTH syndrome. fun with grapes
fun with pop-tarts
this, my friends, is why the web was invented

death clock
do you know what time it is? 20 questions
hours of amusement for the whole family.

snopes.com (the urban legends web page)
if somebody forwarded it to you, check here first. It's probably an urban legend.
the scariest thing I've ever read is that some people want to prevent others from reading.

this page originally burst on the scene November 96
last reinvented magnificently December 09
and yes, I know I need to update my web design skillz
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the ivy vine Ivy's a smooth pop band with a french lead singer outta new york city.	pet shop boys consistently beautiful and inspirational. who knew?
trash can sinatras the true representation of unfulfilled promise but there was that one perfect album, which is more than most bands can say.	new beautiful south formerly just "the beautiful south," a few members have re-formed into this iteration. The original can't be topped, but this is an interesting development.

heartless bitches, international if you think you are one, you aren't.	spatula city silly, dated and still worth investigating. check out the silly zone! nudity involved!
savage love dan tells it like it is, and explans HTH syndrome.	fun with grapes fun with pop-tarts this, my friends, is why the web was invented
death clock do you know what time it is?	20 questions hours of amusement for the whole family.
snopes.com (the urban legends web page) if somebody forwarded it to you, check here first. It's probably an urban legend.	the scariest thing I've ever read is that some people want to prevent others from reading.