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Character Diary

Character Diary: Axe and googly eyes

May 14, 2010

The Axemen. The other day, I was in Borders, getting some emergency coffee, when in comes these two guys.  I smelled them before I saw them; they both reeked of Axe.  If you’ve ever been in the weightlifting section of the gym, you know what Axe smells like. I couldn’t tell how old they were [...]

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Jerry the Construction Worker

March 31, 2010

A few people were interested in my “character diary” process. I’m fascinated by people — in my opinion, there is no such thing as an ordinary person… just an ordinary-acting person. I’ve kept a character diary for years with profiles of people I know and meet. I’m not moving any of my old entries online, [...]

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