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@suzianne said
As a sax player, I know the answer to this one! (Maniacal laughter)
A sax player!

🙄

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@gratis-pawn said
Maybe have the stories give clues and the readers say who committed the crime?
Like a game of clue?
We can do that. But probably better in a club than in the GF

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@ponderable said
The RHP Prose contest 2021

Rules:
* We do a contest for original prose, written by RHP members. So please contribute only things you have written yourself. All material should be thought of as copyrighted and authors who wish will be attributed to their work. (Those who wish to be anonymous can get that also.
* Language is English.
* Length is no more than 1000 w ...[text shortened]... o delete it immediately after the test.)

If something comes up, I will add to this set of rules.
Just to make people aware

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@divegeester said
A sax player!

🙄
Do you have a problem with this?

I also play other woodwinds (sax, clarinet and flute), in addition to piano.

I minored in music in school after all, and my sorority (Alpha Chi Omega) had one requirement, that you were somehow connected to the school of music at U of A.

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@suzianne said
Do you have a problem with this?

I also play other woodwinds (sax, clarinet and flute), in addition to piano.

I minored in music in school after all, and my sorority (Alpha Chi Omega) had one requirement, that you were somehow connected to the school of music at U of A.
So you are a multi-talented musician, Suzie. That must be nice.

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@torunn said
So you are a talented musician, Suzie. That must be nice.
I used to go to 'Open Mike Night' at a few bars around here and this was a hugely fun time. I have sat in with jazz bands and once even a rock band that was missing their keyboard player. My current project is to learn Moonlight Sonata by memory. I usually spend at least a couple hours playing on weekends.

I'm thankful my mom pushed me to finish my piano lessons when I was a kid.

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@suzianne said
I used to go to 'Open Mike Night' at a few bars around here and this was a hugely fun time. I have sat in with jazz bands and once even a rock band that was missing their keyboard player. My current project is to learn Moonlight Sonata by memory. I usually spend at least a couple hours playing on weekends.
I suggest to try spending more time during the day too! 🙂

-VR

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@very-rusty said
I suggest to try spending more time during the day too! 🙂

-VR
What?

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@suzianne said
What?
Perhaps you need glasses? 🙂

-VR

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@suzianne said
I used to go to 'Open Mike Night' at a few bars around here and this was a hugely fun time. I have sat in with jazz bands and once even a rock band that was missing their keyboard player. My current project is to learn Moonlight Sonata by memory. I usually spend at least a couple hours playing on weekends.

I'm thankful my mom pushed me to finish my piano lessons when I was a kid.
Being a musician must be a blessing. Maybe you will let us listen one day. Good luck!

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We had Phill in the kitchen, next up Suzi in the dining room?

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@suzianne said
I also play other woodwinds (sax, clarinet and flute), in addition to piano.
I minored in music in school after all, and my sorority (Alpha Chi Omega) had one requirement, that you were somehow connected to the school of music at U of A.
Your growing list of talents, skills and knowledge is quite remarkable, as are your life experiences, traumas and spiritual encounters.

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Just to give a short update, we are in the double digits (entries not authors), so you will be in good companionship if you submit yours.

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@divegeester said
Your growing list of talents, skills and knowledge is quite remarkable, as are your life experiences, traumas and spiritual encounters.
Some people are just blessed.

Here's the thing. I still think the good things in my life outweigh ALL the bad. But that wasn't always the case. And it didn't "just so happen" that way.

I think the name you are looking for is "Mary Sue". Won't be the first time haters called me that. But Mary Sue is comically perfect. So I'm far from a "Mary Sue". No one is responsible for the things that happen to us through no fault of our own, but we are responsible if we let them define us, if we let them fossilize us. Change is the only true constant. Rolling with those changes instead of letting them weigh us down frees us to have a non-boring life. And yet there are still people out there who are so ignorant about me that they call me "angry". That's always good for a laugh.

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@suzianne said
Some people are just blessed.

Here's the thing. I still think the good things in my life outweigh ALL the bad. But that wasn't always the case. And it didn't "just so happen" that way.

I think the name you are looking for is "Mary Sue". Won't be the first time haters called me that. But Mary Sue is comically perfect. So I'm far from a "Mary Sue". No one i ...[text shortened]... e out there who are so ignorant about me that they call me "angry". That's always good for a laugh.
Your own opinion of yourself may be much higher than others have of you!

-VR

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