Pictures on this website
are by me, Lu Mar Lee
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The picture below is the
San Francisco Peaks
Near Flagstaff Arizona
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The Cedar River in
Cedar Rapids Iowa
Index of Short Stories
Newest Story Listed First
Summer of 1973
We rode our bikes in the park and you crashed. How did you crash? I'll never know.
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Sarah and Billy Tour Denali National Park
The highlight was seeing a Mama bear and her two cubs.
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Don't Eat The Stuffing
Eddy discovers a Thanksgiving secret and tells his little brother.
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The Flying Penny
Mr. Wall, the restaurant manager saw the flying penny and had to take action.
4 Minute Read time
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The San Bernardino Mountains
Index of Long Stories
Newest Story Listed First
The Flying Penny
Mr. Wall, the restaurant manager saw the flying penny and had to take action.
4 Minute Read time
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The San Jacinto Mountains
Index of Poems
Newest Listed First
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I Wonder
I wonder about many things
15 second Read Time >
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Mom's Heartbeat
I imagined what it was like to be born
55 second Read Time >
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Clyde and Gus Ride The Bus
Using a series of two rhyming lines
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Tap each picture to see a list of links for stories and poems available to read.
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I have told stories my whole life and after retiring from a career as a Nine to Fiver in 2009, I started a second career as a retired story writer.
I have not sold a book, yet.
But, I have a plan.
I am currently earning a few coins by publishing my work on Medium.com/@ShortClipWriter
Readers pay a fee to read on Medium's platform. If they read my stories, a portion of their fee is paid out to me once a month.
The earnings must be greater than ten US Dollars to receive a payout. When it is less than ten, it rolls over to the next month.
I pay a fee to be on Medium's platform. It is where I can practice and improve my writing skills.
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I started ShortClipWriter.com as a backup for the best stories I publish on Medium.com.
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I also have a YouTube channel.
The best video is 16 seconds long. A paper airplane is thrown, and while flying, it hugs the wall before it drops to the floor.
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I am using Google's Sites App to create this ShortClipWriter website.
I am using an Arial font, bold, 18pt.
I am experimenting with a UX design of font size and open space for ease of reading.
UX = User eXperience
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I want to make it easier for people my age to navigate and read on their mobile devices.
I want to give words plenty of room to roam on a page.
When they are packed together like a can of sardines, I think something fishy is goin' on.
If it works for my eyes, it should work for most readers.
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My most important goal is to write stories that readers finish and hope that I write more.
My writing style is one of experimentation.
I never know which idea I try, will be the one that puts me on the podium, receiving the gold.
It is easy to say, "I write for fun, not income."
I'll erase the line above when I make the big time.