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Bad starter, most likely. The car presumably got there recently, so they aren't likely completely out of gas, and the engine is probably still warm. If it didn't start again, it's likely to be a bad starter or solenoid.

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#WriteStuff A4 My cars are 59 and 67 years old -- pushing them from place to place is such a common occurence it doesn't even seem noticeable anymore.

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#WriteStuff A3 I don't think one could invent enough stuff to fill a book -- we have to borrow from what we encounter.

#WriteStuff A4: I wonder if there’s a quirk about the vehicle that recurs, and the driver knows how to manage the oddity. I wrote this idea into my current novel rolling out on my website, but that scene does not appear until January.

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#WriteStuff Q4: Another driver at the same gas station was pushing their car away from the pump. Engine trouble? No gas money? What other “what ifs...” can you glean from seeing someone pushing their car?

#WriteStuff A3: I once saw a man riding a bicycle with a fish tank under his arm. Why?

#WriteStuff Q3: The woman at the gas pump opposite me went into the store and left her car door standing open. I imagined all the reasons why. Do you notice odd moments around you – and do they make their way to your writing?

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#WriteStuff A2: In my third (sort of my second) novel, there’s a birth during a bombing.

#WriteStuff Q2: The only break in the clouds on that autumn morning was along the horizon, offering a glimpse of the bright sun before it disappeared behind the low, dark clouds. What’s a glimmer during a dark scene that you wrote?

#WriteStuff A1: I recently finished "A Tale of Two Cities" and for all the death, it’s full of beautiful, glorious prose.

#WriteStuff Q1: For starters, when I went outside to walk the dog, the last of the summer flowers were blooming, but it was still dark pre-dawn. What is a dichotomy in your writing, or in a book you enjoy?

Hi #WriteStuff! I’m Pam Portland and one day, shortly after the weather turned, I witnessed several unique, distinct autumnal moments that stuck with me. I’ll share them over the next hour.

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Aloha! Welcome to #WriteStuff where writers talk about writing.
Tonight we’re talking about a random collection of events one day this autumn.

I’m @pamportland.org here to host this week’s conversation.

Introduce yourself and what you’ve written recently. Say hi to everyone joining tonight!

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#WriteStuff leads a #WritingCommunity chat tonight at 9:00 ET|6:00 PT - join us!

Our topic will be: One Day In Autum