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  • The background is wrong (the edge of my kitchen and the other edge of my dining room), and the shirt looks un-ironed probably because it is (I haven't lifted an iron since the 1980s), my eyes look a bit reddish (I actually thought that was a nice touch-pre article, I do occasionally write scary things and what is scarier than red eyes, all monsters have them) and the wrong photographer- hubby, yet again.

    Your Author Photo Lauri 2009

  • The background is wrong (the edge of my kitchen and the other edge of my dining room), and the shirt looks un-ironed probably because it is (I haven't lifted an iron since the 1980s), my eyes look a bit reddish (I actually thought that was a nice touch-pre article, I do occasionally write scary things and what is scarier than red eyes, all monsters have them) and the wrong photographer- hubby, yet again.

    Archive 2009-11-01 Lauri 2009

  • The ambition, originality and insights of this book far outweigh its difficulties due to multiple voices and an "un-ironed out" presentation.

    The Miner's Canary: Enlisting Race, Resisting Power, Transforming Democracy, by Lani Guinier and Gerald Torres, et al 2009

  • The ambition, originality and insights of this book far outweigh its difficulties due to multiple voices and an "un-ironed out" presentation.

    The Miner's Canary: Enlisting Race, Resisting Power, Transforming Democracy, by Lani Guinier and Gerald Torres 2008

  • So there I was, off to the unforgiving world of junior high: skinny, uni-browed, braced, pimply, flat-chested, pushing my nose and sucking in my bottom lip, wearing an un-ironed sack that didn't even fit like a sack, with rust stains on the shoulders.

    Lea Lane: First Day at Nauseous Junior High 2008

  • Replacing it—a pair of worn jeans, holes strategically placed, barefooted as before, a collared, button-down white shirt, un-ironed, hanging open, showing dark, supple skin and tight, fit muscle.

    The Forever Game Jonathan Luckett 2007

  • Replacing it—a pair of worn jeans, holes strategically placed, barefooted as before, a collared, button-down white shirt, un-ironed, hanging open, showing dark, supple skin and tight, fit muscle.

    The Forever Game Jonathan Luckett 2007

  • Afterwards he rifled through cupboards and drawers in the kitchen, pulling out tablecloths, tea towels and un-ironed clothing.

    The Jigsaw Man Britton, Paul, 1946- 1997

  • Trainers, un-ironed shirts and flip-flops were also pet peeves in the office.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Tralee Pearce 2010

  • He had a way of talking into my chest and not my eyes, something that only made me more aware of the stain on my un-ironed shirt.

    Kottu 2009

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