Tag: writers
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One Quirk Later #14–The Island
Hello, friends! I’m here because there’s a quirk–and quirks are important to me, don’t you know. But also I’m terribly busy because my sister is getting MARRIED next week. So let’s keep this brief. Many thanks to Jem Jones for the prompt! A few things you don’t need to know before you read what I…
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One Quirk Later #10–a sandwich to make any janitor weep
Hello, friends! Today I’m once again inflicting angst on unsuspecting fictional characters joining Jem Jones’ One Quirk Later series! What fun! How it works: Observe prompt. Write words. Read words. General pterodactyl screaming. Be sure to check out Jem’s blog if you don’t already follow her, because REALLY now. Here’s the prompt: A few things…
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One Quirk Later #9–not to get all poetical on you, but…
Hello, friends! The New Year is underway (regardless of whether or not we can recall the fact when we are writing out the date). What sort of year will it be? It’s too early to say. But one thing is for certain: it will be a year in which I will continue to participate in…
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2021 Recap-The year of Fantasy and Sci-Fi, apparently–also jams and plot bunnies
Hello, friends! 2021 is leaving us. Wave to it as it passes! (You’re never going to see it again, so this is your last chance.) It has been a wild year. I’m still reeling from the past few months. But while there have been many setbacks, hardships, and what-the-heck-is-going-on??? moments, there have also been many…
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I wrote every day…for 5 years–what have I learned?
On December 31, 2015 I unofficially resolved to write something every day of 2016. I told myself it was “unofficial” because I wasn’t very confident that I could actually follow through. But I did. I wrote something–be it a free verse poem, a page of a story, a paragraph describing a trashcan, or a dialogue…
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The Writer’s Book Tag
Greetings friends! I have been long absent due to complex and overwhelming circumstance involving time thieves, Schuman, and Spanish verbs. But now, having thwarted the time thieves, fled from Schuman, and conjugated the Spanish verbs, I find myself able to write to you again. In short, I am back! Or maybe Schuman killed me and…
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A Few Words of Beauty and Wisdom (not from me of course)
Today I have some wonderful words of beauty and wit and wisdom. Regrettably, none of them are mine. Due to oodles of homework and running for my life, I lack sufficient time to bestow my great wisdom upon you. Because I do have great wisdom. As I’m sure you already know. Someday I will share…
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August Recap- Reading, Writing, and Dickens
Hark! The end of August is upon us! How time flies when you’ve been rendered unconscious by the heat of the sun. But I will spare you my endless squawking about the heat and tell you about much more important things that happened this month. Like books. Books Mister Max: The Book of Lost Things…
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Beautiful People #27
Today I’m linking up with the Beautiful People meme hosted by Cait @ Paper Fury and Sky @ Further Up and Further In. If you are unfamiliar with the Beautiful People meme, it could be summed up with the subtitle “In which we writer folk do our best to answer a list of questions (provided…
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