What brought this one? The fact thatI wasted so much time futzing with my blog design that I had to reach back fora pre-written post? Possibly.Shockingly enough, provision doesnot mean being a propon...
It’s that time again! Rach amped upthe challenge-y-ness this time, too.First, she gave us these prompts:Two people are sitting togetherunder the remains of a concrete bridge. Their backs are against ...
Yes, I changed my blog format.Really, I did it a few days ago but this is the first opportunity I feltlike talking had to talk about it.I used the Dynamic Views templatethis time, just for a change, ...
First of all, did you all have anice Leap Year? Something about the day being shoved in there once every fouryears amuses me. Anyway. That’s not what you came for.Everyone knows what drugs are.Whethe...
Once of the things I think I’mpretty good at is dialogue. I was decent at it when I first started writing andI’ve only improved. I can craft voices for characters, I know to make itinteresting and re...
---Yeah, another one. I don’t meanto inflict so many on you, but I didn’t do my posts on Saturday and then I gota headache on Sunday. So…---The world might run out of seafood by 2048. Just a happy th...
This may surprise you, but man did not always refer to the male of the species.The reason “mankind” seemsmale-skewed is because it was formed when “man” referred to the entire species.Words are dropp...
Hey all! Time for the First Campaigner Challenge! Or would it be, the Fourth First Campaigner Challenge? Anyway, I’m posting about a day early so I can get in on the fun.Rachhas given us a good one t...
Yes. Another list. Hey, they say to write what you know, and I know how to write lists.10. I want to teach a lesson. ; ; Whilemorals, les...
Time for another day of the week!Italian: Giovedi French: JeudiSpanish: JuevesPortuguese: quinta-feiraNorwegian: TorsdagPolish: Czwartek Slovak: štvrtok Latvian: ceturtdiena Swedish: Torsdag Dutch: d...
Well, it took long enough. I wonderedwhen someone would get around to tagging me. Is it weird that I thought itwould be graffiti? I guess you learn something new every day.Thank you, Julia King.Here ...
No, not this. Although it isadorable.There’s been talk in my home townabout switching the school times so the middle and high schools started laterand the elementary schools start earlier. Wheth...
Yes, I know I technically used theword wrong. But it wouldn’t be funny otherwise.See, the word pact has an amazingrange of relatives. And I’m not talking about the obvious ones like compact andthe ab...
Yay! Once again, Rach Harrie is hosting a Writers Platform Building Campaign. Im so excited. Ive met so many great people there since I signed up last year. Rules are simple: go over there and leave ...
---It’s been really easy for me toswitch from writing 2011 to 2012 in dates. Just goes to show you how glad I amthat year is gone.---You never realize how much youuse a letter until it starts stickin...
Over the years, I’ve seen it spelledboth ways. For example, that new movie with Liam Neeson in it has the e in it,but my Crayola crayon has the a.Yes, I have crayons. I’m not ontrial here!Anyway, rem...
I was vacuuming the other day whenit hit me: one of the plot points in my book is unnecessary. It adds nothingexcept a bunch of characters that are never seen again and could be written outwith very ...
I like playing video games. I alsolike the internet because it’s full of people who make great games. They’reinnovators who can see past the recycled concepts of the industry and makesomething actual...
You asked for it, Michael.It’s been called many things. The Fword. The Big F---. Personally, I prefer f*ck. I remember being little and howfeared and yet revered the word was, like just saying it wou...
We now interrupt your programming already in progress to inform you that Sparkling Reviews is hosting a freaking sweet 2000 Followers Giveaway. Marys giving away:73in Flat Screen TVSony Home Theater ...
It’s been a while since I’ve donethis, but sometimes there’s a site that’s so good, it just has to be shared.Literary Rambles by Casey McCormick andNatalie Aguirre is one of those. I suggest you head...
I’ve read the actual bill and Ihave to say this to Congress: if you have to define “including” as “including,but not limited to”, it’s time to give up and go home. The Stop Online Piracy Act (SO...
The way some words are connected ismind boggling. Retrieve for example. I’m sure you’re aware that you canretrieve something, but never trieve it. However, I’m sure you’ve all heard ofa trove. Like a...
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I’m glad they passed those cyberbullying laws. It was horrible to be teased and tormented every day in school. Ican’t imagine having to deal with that at home on my computer, too. In middleschool, on...
---Yeah, another one. My creativityis being spent editing, so here you go.---There were several things I hopedI’d never see. A Rocky musical is one of them. ---If I ever can’t find the remote, I...
It’s been a while since I’ve doneone of these. So here we go!I is related to the Greek letteriota (Ι ι). As you can see, the only thing missing is the dot above the lowercase. If you look at the Alph...
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