Dare to be Delighted (and Writer Unboxed Redirect)
[pullquote style=”left” quote=”dark”]I’ve had a wonderful day, peeps. I haven’t been remotely productive in the sense that people would traditionally call “worthwhile.” I’ve written no words that will be seen by anybody else, save for this post. I’ve done no Read More …
Beats: Writing Lessons of the Health-Care Kind
“The kids always know,” I used to advise my patients. “They may not know precisely what is amiss, but they’ll know when something’s wrong. Better to explain it yourself than have them fighting fictional monsters. Or worse, blaming themselves.” No, you folks aren’t Read More …
Writers: an Opportunity to Enrich Your Career and Help the Red Cross
With about ten more minutes of work, I’d be in a position to punch “publish” on today’s planned post. Given the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, that doesn’t seem appropriate. My heart goes out to that nation. About a million Read More …
The Internet Giveth and the Internet Taketh Away
I’ve been online so much the last few weeks, peeps, I’ve burned out from it. Consequently, I’m trying a different work pattern: to get necessary communication done before Frank goes to school, and have him disable the modem for me during the Read More …
Writing Friends Don’t Let Writing Friends [You Fill in the Blank]
Yesterday Kathryn Magendie recounted a tale on Facebook about her near-miss with a two-ply tail upon leaving the restroom. Is there any among us who haven’t had those experiences? The skirt tucked into hose or underwear? The graffitied face that came from Read More …
Playing with Time in Tartitude’s Three Things Full of Win
1. Have you seen BBC’s Sherlock Holmes? Thus far it’s a three-episode series set in contemporary London, and to podge a British term, it’s brill. Smart, fast-paced, relying more on intellect and issues about character than on the stars’ appearance, it won thumbs up from all Read More …
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