Category: Writing
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Throw-It-Back Thursday – Responding to 1871
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No, not the year, but rather a story that was posted on the award-winning blog, Weave A Web. He has a great blog full of stories, many of which have twisty, O. Henry-esque, endings. That is, if O. Henry had written for the dark side. But he doesn’t always murder…
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Curmudgeonly Monday
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It is one thing to see and visit with and make goo-goo eyes at your 9-month-old grandson when his mom is healthy and you can hand him back at those times when, as the patriarch of the great Thiel tribe, you suddenly find something else that needs doing and can…
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Distract…What Was That?
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I read Colin McQueen’s post today about the distractions he faces while writing, called, The Way It Is. His diversions resonated with me because I find myself easily distracted, as well. It depends on what time of the day it is. Early morning or late at night it is easier…
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Throw It Back Thursday – Poor Milton
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Milton Schpilcht was dead. Everyone knew it but nobody liked to think about it. It was a really bad accident that nobody deserved, not even him. But now he was gone. Finished. Kaput. He should have known better than to have had the foolish accident he did. After all, he…
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A Dark Epiphany
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“This must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays.” Arthur Dent “If I ever meet myself, I’ll hit myself so hard I won’t know what’s hit me.” Zaphod Beeblebrox My whole idea of “Throw It Back Thursday” was that I was going to take some of my…
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A Milestone For Me
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Back in August I made a commitment to followers of this blog that I was going to write in this blog every single day for as long as I could. That was on August 9, 2019. Today marks the 300th day after that. Yes, I have missed a couple of…
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Plagiarism or Reblogged? What is Copyright Infringement?
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Before I dive into this one let me make sure you understand that I am not a lawyer and I am not offering legal advice you can take to court. “Herb said this, your honor,” is not going to work. “Your honor, plaintiff states that on May 17th, 2020, Herb…
