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BIO: My birth name is
Lu Mar Lee

Lu comes from my dad’s name,
Lumir.

Mar comes from my Mom’s name,
Margaret.

Being their first child, my parents added Lee and liked the sound.

During my school years and adult life, I used the name Lee.

I started using LuMarLee as a nom de plume when I started publishing stories on the Medium.com website.

I discovered that my dad's name had been on the masthead of a magazine called "Lumír," that was published in Prague starting in 1851.

I chose to use LuMarLee as my pen name, also known as a "Nom de Plume."

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BIO: Why ShortClipWriter

When our Grandchildren were young, I wrote stories and poems. I would send them to our daughter-in-law via email.

She would read them to her children. After one story session, she sent a reply, "The kiddos liked your short clip."

Short clip?

Hey, I like writing short clips. Maybe I can be a short clip writer.

I quickly checked to see if there was a website using the name ShortClipWriter. I found none. I bought the name from Google's Domain service for twelve US Dollars.

I signed up for an email account with Google, and created the ShortClipWriter name.

A Google Email account is needed to create a free website using their Sites App.

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Designing my website

I am a storyteller. I have not made enough money yet to pay someone to build a fancy smancy website.

I watched YouTube videos to learn about website design, and I discovered the free Google Sites App.

The only cost to entry was creating an email account on Google, and the time needed to learn.

I went through many designs to reach the current one I'm using.

It will always be changing, as I discover new ideas I find online.

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Writing

My first skill is telling stories that I turn into written stories.I publish my work online at
Medium.com/@ShortClipWriterA sign-up page is shown to new visitors.I pay a membership fee for full access.It works for me, because I like writing.🌎

Website

My second skill is building this website.I used Google's Sites App to create this personal website.🌏

YouTube

My third skill is making videos,
using my cell phone.I upload homemade videos on:
YouTube

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BIO: I found a picture of my great-great-grandfather online.

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About John Rook, a Mississippi Riverboat Captain.

John Rook, worked on a Mississippi riverboat. He brought logs from Wisconsin down to Le Claire Iowa during the 1880s.

He was born September 13, 1848 in Scott County, IA, where he passed away in April of 1947.

He started working as a stagecoach driver.

When the riverboats provided faster service than stagecoaches that traveled along the upper Mississippi River, he switched jobs.

He was able to earn a position as a riverboat captain and retired in Princeton, Iowa.

Even back then, jobs did not last forever. You always had to be willing to switch careers.

If you visit the Buffalo Bill Museum in Le Clair, Iowa, you can read his story and the stories of many others who worked on the upper Mississippi River.

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There is a restaurant called "The Crane & Pelican Cafe," in Le Claire, IA, which opened in 2009 at the Dawley House, built in 1851. The home started life as a mansion built for a riverboat captain.

Sitting on a hill, overlooking the Mississippi River, I looked out the window next to our table and wondered, "Did John ever meet Mr. Dawley?"

If they were joining us for a meatloaf supper, what stories would I hear?

I found his picture on the University of Wisconsin -Madison Libraries website.

I found his Obituary printed in the Thursday evening April 3, 1947 edition of The Winona Republican-Herald.

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BIO: Why ShortClipWriter

Tap to Read About John Rook, a Mississippi Riverboat Captain.

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About John Rook, a Mississippi Riverboat Captain.