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Sheri McGuinn
Sep 6, 20184 min read
THE INCIDENT – CHAPTER 12
It was a Friday afternoon, last class of the day, last full week of school. There was a substitute. She was new and would probably never...
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Sheri McGuinn
Aug 30, 20182 min read
THE INCIDENT – CHAPTER 11
I had to go back to court at the end of the school year. The teachers at the court school all gave me good letters and the judge asked if...
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Sheri McGuinn
Aug 23, 20184 min read
THE INCIDENT – CHAPTER 10
In the hall, we all had to wear one-piece jumpsuits. Most of us wore orange. Blue meant you had extra responsibilities and privileges....
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Sheri McGuinn
Aug 16, 20183 min read
THE INCIDENT – CHAPTER 9
It was an electronics store. We should have known they’d have cameras, even if we didn’t see them. There wasn’t any audio. It looked like...
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Sheri McGuinn
Aug 9, 20184 min read
THE INCIDENT – CHAPTER 8
When Mom caught me walking home alone one day, I assured her it was fine, that Angelica and Natalie had to stay after for talking in one...
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Sheri McGuinn
Aug 2, 20184 min read
THE INCIDENT – CHAPTER 7
It’s not really an excuse, but aside from art, my classes bored me stiff, even Spanish. The teacher had such a horrible accent, I could...
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Sheri McGuinn
Jul 26, 20183 min read
THE INCIDENT – CHAPTER 6
School starts mid-August, while it’s still hot and humid. Rose has a friend to walk with, the kid she met rollerblading, but Mom insists...
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Sheri McGuinn
Jul 19, 20184 min read
THE INCIDENT – CHAPTER 5
By the time we’re done with ice cream and goodbyes, it’s almost two o’clock. Rose and I wave at our friends until we can’t see them...
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Sheri McGuinn
Jul 12, 20186 min read
THE INCIDENT – CHAPTER 4
“It’s amazing how much junk there is in this house,” says Mom. I’m the one helping her sort through stuff in the attic, so she’s not...
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Sheri McGuinn
Jul 5, 20183 min read
The Incident – Chapter 3
Mary and I try to pretend we’re too old to be impressed by Disneyland, but it’s really amazing. The rides go on so much longer than...
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Sheri McGuinn
Jun 28, 20185 min read
The Incident – Chapter 2
Chapter 2—Dinner At least the secret seems to be something that makes both of my parents happy, so they can’t be telling us they’re...
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Sheri McGuinn
Jun 21, 20187 min read
The Incident – Chapter 1
A mountain lion could be out here, ready to pounce. They say you never know what hit you. But I’ve been out here plenty of starry nights...
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Sheri McGuinn
Jun 14, 20182 min read
History vs. The Moment
I’m prepping to move – something I’ve done every few years for most of my kids’ lives. They’re all in their thirties now, so that’s a lot...
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Sheri McGuinn
Jun 7, 20182 min read
Me Too: Evil Woman & Female Hero
In the literary context, Merriam Webster defines heroine as “the principal female character in a literary or dramatic work” and they give...
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Sheri McGuinn
May 31, 20182 min read
Oatmeal Brain: Writer’s Post-Race Blues
It’s possible I’ll be asked to do a few more tweaks, but the screenplay I contracted to complete has gone through two major revisions and...
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Sheri McGuinn
May 24, 20182 min read
Female Role Models in Literature: Lillian Moller Gilbreth
There’s a long tradition in literature of having a tomboy juxtaposed with a feminine girl. In the late 1800’s there was a series for...
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Sheri McGuinn
May 17, 20182 min read
Films That Changed My Life
Someone recently asked me what three or four films defined my life – took it new directions, made a lasting impact, that sort of thing....
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Sheri McGuinn
May 3, 20182 min read
Information Overload
Before computers, the difficult part of research was finding materials. As a kid, I had to ride a bus a half hour downtown to the big...
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Sheri McGuinn
Apr 26, 20181 min read
Celebrate Your Success!
Last week I talked about the importance of celebrating others’ successes. It’s part of building a supportive community of writers. That...
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Sheri McGuinn
Apr 19, 20182 min read
Celebrating Success – Not Yours
I don’t remember exactly why he was at a table talking to the authors pitching their scripts, but I remember what the successful...
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Sheri McGuinn
Apr 12, 20182 min read
Give Yourself Credit
Where did you go to school? What did you study? What clubs did you join? Were you an officer or some other kind of leader of any group?...
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Sheri McGuinn
Apr 5, 20182 min read
Setting Priorities
My datebook’s a mess. I’ve been tracking what I do every day so I know where I’m spending time. It all goes onto a weekly chart that I’m...
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Sheri McGuinn
Mar 29, 20182 min read
First Quarter Review
Back at the end of December, I set my goals for 2018. Well, March is behind us – the end of the first quarter of the year, when...
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Sheri McGuinn
Mar 22, 20182 min read
Short Term vs. Long Term
As I write this, I’m in the middle of negotiations to write another screenplay for the company that optioned and produced Running Away....
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