<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-611495880929117146</id><updated>2011-04-21T18:32:18.264-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Scoop: Poetry, Notes, Quibbles and Observation</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://brendaskinner.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/611495880929117146/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://brendaskinner.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Brenda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03127512503518216890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='22' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h5JDb2Mxiaw/SX4cpXWBoMI/AAAAAAAAACE/ArX8odNNv20/S220/Moorefarm.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-611495880929117146.post-3524240907061227604</id><published>2009-01-26T09:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-26T09:24:42.558-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Fire!  Fire!!  (Trilogy)</title><content type='html'>Part 1.  Fire!  Fire!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Doctor right this way!  She’s in here!”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Part 2.  Fire!  Fire!!  (Sequel)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The throng of people pushed and weighed in heavy on the doctor, passerby and the girl.  The circle was deepening with onlookers.  Everyone was recounting their version of the facts; the cacophony of voices drowning each other out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some said, “It was a Roar, Poof and Whoosh!”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Others demanded it was, “Poof, Whoosh, and Roar!”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Still others demanded, “Whoosh, Roar, and then Poof!”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The doctor hollered, “Push back and give us some air!”  While the passerby and doctor waited for the billowing smoke to clear.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Part 3.  Fire!  Fire!!  (Conclusion)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The passerby knelt by the girl lying on the floor.  As he reached for her wrist to feel for a pulse…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Ahem, excuse me young man,” the doctor said clearing his throat, “Don’t you think that’s my job?  And what relation are you to this girl?  Who are you?  Who is she?&lt;br /&gt;Do you know this girl?  What started this fire? What was the accelerator?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The passerby astonishingly replied, “I’ve never seen her before!  I was sitting across the room, she got up to leave and that’s when everything went dark.  Then suddenly there was a flash of light, and the next thing I knew, people were yelling, “Fire!  Fire!!”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As the doctor and passerby hashed over these details, a slight stirring came from the girl.  The passerby looked for movement from her eyes, and as they slowly opened, the doctor asked hurriedly, “Miss, are you alright?” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She blinked back and responded, “Why, yes, I’ve never felt more alive.”&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/611495880929117146-3524240907061227604?l=brendaskinner.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://brendaskinner.blogspot.com/feeds/3524240907061227604/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://brendaskinner.blogspot.com/2009/01/fire-fire-trilogy.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/611495880929117146/posts/default/3524240907061227604'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/611495880929117146/posts/default/3524240907061227604'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://brendaskinner.blogspot.com/2009/01/fire-fire-trilogy.html' title='Fire!  Fire!!  (Trilogy)'/><author><name>Brenda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03127512503518216890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='22' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h5JDb2Mxiaw/SX4cpXWBoMI/AAAAAAAAACE/ArX8odNNv20/S220/Moorefarm.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-611495880929117146.post-8670560942040762227</id><published>2009-01-25T12:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-25T12:22:34.952-08:00</updated><title type='text'>minnows</title><content type='html'>minnow, minnow&lt;br /&gt;follow the line,&lt;br /&gt;raise up&lt;br /&gt;the little fish&lt;br /&gt;peering eyes--&lt;br /&gt;no need for hook&lt;br /&gt;just cup your hand--&lt;br /&gt;now who's who?&lt;br /&gt;within&lt;br /&gt;this watery&lt;br /&gt;land--&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/611495880929117146-8670560942040762227?l=brendaskinner.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://brendaskinner.blogspot.com/feeds/8670560942040762227/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://brendaskinner.blogspot.com/2009/01/minnows.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/611495880929117146/posts/default/8670560942040762227'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/611495880929117146/posts/default/8670560942040762227'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://brendaskinner.blogspot.com/2009/01/minnows.html' title='minnows'/><author><name>Brenda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03127512503518216890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='22' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h5JDb2Mxiaw/SX4cpXWBoMI/AAAAAAAAACE/ArX8odNNv20/S220/Moorefarm.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
