A Writer's Book of Days: A Spirited Companion and Lively Muse for the Writing Life

Judy Reeves

	A Writer's Book of Days: A Spirited Companion and Lively Muse for the Writing Life
	Published: November, 1999
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	Author: Judy Reeves

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A Writer's Book of Days: A Spirited Companion and Lively Muse for the Writing Life

Edwards admits to affair, denies fathering child (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080808/ap_on_el_pr/edwards_affair"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080808/capt.243d40f95bf94437837b1da2ce706c54.edwards_affair_bx301.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=FsmdO7p2IQ8.SZeqdO.M1Q--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="In this Jan. 11, 2008, file photo, Democratic presidential hopeful, former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., leaves Town Hall Penn Center in St. Helena Island, S.C., after a campaign event. Edwards on Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, admitted to an extramarital affair while his wife was battling cancer. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)" border="0" /></a>AP - Former presidential candidate John Edwards, who won praise and sympathy as he campaigned side-by-side with his cancer-stricken wife, Elizabeth, admitted Friday he had had an extramarital affair with a woman who produced videos for his campaign. Edwards acknowledged a sex scandal he had dismissed as "tabloid trash" only last month. However, he denied fathering the woman's daughter, who was born in February.

Georgia says Russian aircraft bombed its air bases (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080808/ap_on_re_eu/georgia_south_ossetia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080808/capt.1c7e2938a02742f2b7ae18bb7f605bb1.russia_georgia_south_ossetia_mosb138.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=BbSx.ce1JL0F9qUYK45WcQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="A column of Russian armored vehicles, heading towards the breakaway Georgian province of South Ossetia, are seen in North Ossetia, Russia, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. A surprise military offensive by Georgia, a staunch U.S. ally, to retake the breakaway province of South Ossetia reportedly killed hundreds of people Friday, triggering a ferocious counterattack from Russia that threatened to plunge the region into full-scale war. (AP Photo/Musa Sadulayev)" border="0" /></a>AP - Russia sent columns of tanks and reportedly bombed Georgian air bases Friday after Georgia launched a military offensive to retake the breakaway province of South Ossetia, threatening to ignite a broader conflict.

Clinton says she wants Obama to win White House (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080808/ap_on_el_pr/clinton_obama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080808/capt.118d3b1e63ea46bb9b178bceae8d8a3f.clinton_obama_2008_nvjh108.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=te.ak2WeJ6J.jU610iS8Rg--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., smiles as she campaigns for Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, in Henderson, Nev. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)" border="0" /></a>AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton told an exuberant crowd Friday she wants Barack Obama to win the White House, even though he dashed her own presidential dreams — and she wants her supporters to vote that way, too.

China opens its long-sought Olympics spectacularly (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080808/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_opening_ceremony"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080808/capt.c60f143236dc4959bb29eed36e069a25.beijing_olympics_opening_ceremony_oly203.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=2F0yEfdoha5pWWWZSPxtPQ--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Fireworks explode above the 'Bird's Nest' during the Opening Ceremony in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)" border="0" /></a>AP - China didn't just walk onto the world stage. It soared over it. At last playing its long-sought role as Olympic host, China opened the Summer Games in spectacular fashion Friday with an extravaganza of fireworks and pageantry dramatizing its ascendance as a global power.

Osteen's wife denies assaulting flight attendant (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080808/ap_on_re_us/osteen_s_wife_lawsuit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080808/capt.ac13a35370154708b1849d7ad26250e1.osteen_wifes_lawsuit_txps109.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=Mn99a2uC9EqKR4kNtLX8ww--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="Victoria Osteen, wife of superstar evangelist Joel Osteen, testifies Friday, Aug. 8, 2008 in Houston. Osteen is being sued by Continental flight attendant Sharon Brown for assault. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)" border="0" /></a>AP - The wife of evangelist Joel Osteen has testified that she did not assault a flight attendant over a spill on her first-class seat. Victoria Osteen said Friday she was dumbfounded that Continental Airlines attendant Sharon Brown accused her of assault before a 2005 flight to Colorado.

US weighs stepped-up military forays into Pakistan (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080808/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_pakistan_pursuing_militants"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080808/capt.74a427f3802641829a8f5741a27c8251.us_pakistan_pursuing_militants_wx102.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=t6rstdtl_aGisuB_JYfdVg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="In this April 19, 2008 file photo, U.S. soldiers of 101st Airborne Division patrol in Mandozai, in Khost province, Afghanistan. Top officials in the Bush administration are pressing the president to direct U.S. troops in Afghanistan to be more aggressive in pursuing militants into Pakistan on foot as part of a proposed radical shift in its regional Counterterrorism strategy, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Top Bush administration officials are pressing the president to direct U.S. troops in Afghanistan to be more aggressive in pursuing militants into Pakistan on foot as part of a proposed radical shift in regional counterterrorism strategy, The Associated Press has learned.

Researchers study mercury in the Great Salt Lake (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080808/ap_on_sc/poisoned_lake"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080808/capt.fd7f19ac389d470984ea9ceb7181f5a2.poisoned_lake_slc104.jpg?x=130&y=115&q=85&sig=e66bNlSIOPiPtGMdR5sj4w--" align="left" height="115" width="130" alt="U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Chris Cline marks a cinnamon teal duck egg with an identification number Monday, June 30, 2008, in the marshlands along the shore of Utah's Great Salt Lake. Eggs are then tested for mercury levels. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Great Salt Lake is so briny that swimmers bob in the water like corks. It is teeming with tiny shrimp that were sold for years in the back of comic books as magical "sea monkeys." And, for reasons scientists cannot explain, it is heavily laden with toxic mercury.

Matthew McConaughey to plant placenta in orchard (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080808/ap_on_en_mo/people_matthew_mcconaughey"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080808/capt.563ad4db4140481fab7b4e2626e8f073.people_matthew_mcconaughey_nyet470.jpg?x=130&y=103&q=85&sig=tTxWhXx1dOhV9PVkkPCaLw--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="In this Aug. 7, 2008 file photo, actor Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves attend the Muxo Private Launch Party in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Shea Walsh, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Matthew McConaughey says the birth of his son will help bring a little joy to others in the world someday. The actor kept the placenta from the July birth of his son and plans to plant it in an orchard, he tells CNN's "House Call with Dr. Sanjay Gupta" in interview scheduled to air in two parts Aug. 9 and Aug 16.

R.I. man finds cocaine in used police cruiser (AP)

AP - A Burrillville town councilor got more than he bargained for when he bought a used police cruiser at auction. Kevin Blais bought the 2004 Ford Crown Victoria in an online auction from the Hartford, Conn., police. He was cleaning it last week when he noticed a cracked area on the one-piece molded seat assembly.

Favre touches down in New York (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080808/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_brett_favre"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080808/capt.6e1b09568903423495d1f45271652f14.aptopix_jets_brett_favre_nyrd101.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=EP.0mDIYeg.7mleNCQjcJg--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, left, presents new New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre with a Broadway street sign at a City Hall news conference, Friday Aug. 8, 2008. The Jets acquired Favre from the Green Bay Packers for a conditional draft pick late Wednesday night. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0" /></a>AP - Cameras flashing by the dozens, a wide-eyed Brett Favre took his first steps into the New York spotlight. "Just like home," the Jets' newest quarterback said Friday with a deep breath and a sheepish grin. Get used to it, Brett. This is only the beginning.

John Edwards admits affair: report (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080808/pl_nm/usa_edwards_affair_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080808/capt.243d40f95bf94437837b1da2ce706c54.edwards_affair_bx301.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=FsmdO7p2IQ8.SZeqdO.M1Q--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="In this Jan. 11, 2008, file photo, Democratic presidential hopeful, former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., leaves Town Hall Penn Center in St. Helena Island, S.C., after a campaign event. Edwards on Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, admitted to an extramarital affair while his wife was battling cancer. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Former U.S. Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards has admitted to having had an extramarital affair with a woman he met in a New York City bar in 2006, ABC News reported on Friday.

Russia, Georgia seek control of South Ossetia capital (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080808/ts_nm/georgia_ossetia_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080808/2008_08_07t122833_360x450_us_georgia_ossetia.jpg?x=103&y=130&q=85&sig=fDw5iGhytfC4CEO.hY3w2Q--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="Georgia's President Mikhail Saakashvili speaks to a patient during a visit to a military hospital in Gori, August 7, 2008. (Irakli Gedenidze/Pool/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Georgia said on Friday its forces were in control of the capital of the breakaway region of South Ossetia, but rebels said Russian armored vehicles had entered the northern edges of the city.

Dazzling ceremony reveals China's world dream (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080808/ts_nm/olympics_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080808/2008_08_08t142438_450x310_us_olympics.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=yNUU69tgkLaTGAPqUpr3Qg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Fireworks explode over the National Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 8, 2008. The stadium is also known as the Bird's Nest. (Ezra Shaw/Pool/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Resurgent China opened the Olympics on Friday with volleys of fireworks at a spectacular ceremony that wove ancient Chinese history with modern wizardry and aimed to draw a line under months of political controversy.

Obama family heads to Hawaii, campaign stays home (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080808/pl_nm/usa_politics_obama_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080808/2008_08_08t142431_450x343_us_usa_politics_obama.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=gHEArmBhF8rq8sXg07Rj5w--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama and his wife Michelle step off their chartered plane with their daughters Malia (R) and Sasha (2nd L) at Indianapolis International Airport May 3, 2008. (Jason Reed/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - It's not a battleground state and it's unlikely to tip the U.S. election in November, but White House hopeful Barack Obama headed to Hawaii on Friday - minus, largely, his presidential campaign.

Guantanamo convict eligible for "movie night" (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080808/ts_nm/guantanamo_hearings_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080807/2008_08_07t151839_450x366_us_guantanamo_hearings.jpg?x=130&y=105&q=85&sig=X1nf4mlmCkO7WtgF4ftbRA--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="Salim Hamdan is seen in a photo taken in Yemen in 2000. (Neal Katyal/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Guantanamo's only convict was moved to a prison wing all by himself hours after U.S. military jurors found him guilty of driving Osama bin Laden, his lawyers said.

U.S. hints Monday deadline for North Korea will lapse (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080808/pl_nm/korea_north_usa_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080807/2008_08_07t073930_367x450_us_korea_north_usa.jpg?x=106&y=130&q=85&sig=iCPSg0f36G_XC6cKh2WxOg--" align="left" height="130" width="106" alt="North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits a military unit at an undisclosed location in North Korea in this recent picture released by KCNA on August 5, 2008. (KCNA/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The United States said on Friday North Korea had to make "substantial progress" on a verification plan for its nuclear weapons before being taken off a U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism.

Detroit mayor freed, but facing new charges (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080808/ts_nm/detroit_mayor_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080808/2008_08_08t131530_450x319_us_detroit_mayor.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=a.w_BFSfgpekKtDsKdAIng--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, after spending the night in the Wayne County Jail, sits in the courtroom as he faces Judge Thomas Jackson during a bond appeal hearing in Detroit, Michigan August 8, 2008. (Rebecca Cook/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Indicted Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was freed on Friday after spending one night in jail, but with new restrictions on his movements and facing fresh assault charges.

Bus crash in Texas kills 13 (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080808/ts_nm/bus_crash_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080808/2008_08_08t072104_450x360_us_bus_crash.jpg?x=130&y=104&q=85&sig=ypNwlBQiOYt2bt5Qoi7EkA--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="At least 13 people on their way to a religious festival were killed when a private charter bus crashed north of Dallas, police reported on Friday. (Graphics/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - At least 13 people on their way to a religious festival were killed when a private charter bus crashed north of Dallas, police reported on Friday.

China dazzles, offers friendship as Games open (AFP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080808/ts_afp/oly2008"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080808/capt.cps.nfr88.080808214323.photo05.photo.default-512x356.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=JZnWSFif7uTh9c.tDXPgkA--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="US President George W. Bush (R) and First Lady Laura watch the festivities during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in the Chinese capital.(AFP/POOL/Charles Dharapak)" border="0" /></a>AFP - China's once-in-a-lifetime Olympic dream became reality Friday as the Beijing Games opened with a dazzling ceremony showcasing the nation's ancient civilization and an offer of friendship to the world.

Russia thrusts into South Ossetia; clashes with Georgia reported (AFP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080808/ts_afp/georgiasossetiarussiaunrest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080808/capt.cps.nfr82.080808213828.photo06.photo.default-512x347.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=4J2wtyIDOPHzQVMShar4Yg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Georgian troops ride in a tank during the conflict with separatist South Ossetian troops at an unnamed location not far from Tskhinvali. Russian tanks and troops surged into Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia province on Friday to repel a Georgian offensive to reclaim the region amid fighting said to have left hundreds dead.(AFP/Vano Shlamov)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Russian tanks and troops surged into Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia province on Friday to repel a Georgian offensive to reclaim the region amid fighting said to have left hundreds dead.

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