May 2012
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I am abnormally paranormal...
No, wait.
I’m ON Abnormally Paranormal. Book Reviews. Whew. That’s a relief.
Muchos gracias to Cathy for having me as a guest on her very cool book review site! It was my pleasure, prattling on about Spock and Scotty and Spork and Blowns, and…oh, wait. I am getting my Star Trails and my Star Wars and my Star Trek mixed up again, ain’t I?
Srsly, tho, if...
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Writer Wednesday welcomes Pavarti K Tyler on...
Tackling one of my favorite topics today is Pavarti K Tyler, author, artist, and…fighting monkey? Learn more about PKT here. Let’s hear what Ms. Tyler has to say about Religion and Lit, shall we?
Religion in Literature
Religion and literature have long been intertwined. Some of the best writing and poetry exists within religious texts. From the poetry of the Bible’s book...
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A future story
Not sure when, but at some point I will write some sort of tale where a woman pays for her sins by undergoing a peaceful, tranquil life as a cat in the care of a loving mistress. Through a series of events, she ends up living next door to the man who was her son in a previous life. He gets his hands on her and drowns her in a bag, just like she’d taught him to do to cats when she was his...
stormofsnow asked: Steampunk is amazing, I look forward to seeing the finished comic strip :)
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Mohandas Gandhi: Dear Customer who stuck up for... →
sweetupndown:
you thought I didn’t really notice. But I did. I wanted to high-five you.
Yesterday I had a pair of brothers in my store. One was maybe between 15-17. He was a wrestler at the local high school. Kind of tall, stocky and handsome. He had a younger brother, who was maybe about…
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Summer Reading Trail
The Wizard will be on it, just a-hikin’ away. How about you?
Thanks to MA for the head’s up. So as to not steal her thunder, go read more about this cool opportunity to share your work and discover new writers at her blog!
Okay, I have been all over the place this morning, but I gotta buckle down now and get through my day if I want to earn that time on Pottermore I promised...
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This is a true story from Btown
A follow up to the q I posted the other day:
Margaret Greischar was in her home, eating cereal, when she and her husband heard what they thought were fireworks.
She called police to report that a guy “not quite right” was shooting off fireworks from her backyard. David Greischar went to his front porch to check on the sounds.
It was then that he encountered Hamersley, who was wearing only a...
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Pottermore
I just heard there are five more backstory pieces from Jo live on Pottermore! I know what I’m doing after work today! Have you read them yet? If you go, friend WildElm176.
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Writer Wednesday welcomes Jack Wallen!
I was going to write this sentimental “Jack is great” intro, but, honestly…I’ll just let Jack do the talking.
Stand back, folks! You’re about to get Jack’d!
Break rules. Break ground.
William Shakespeare (often considered the greatest writer to ever live) invented thousands of words and broke tradition and rules with every play he wrote. E.E. Cummings...
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I woke up this morning and just couldn't live with...
I think it’s like when you get a new haircut, and at the time, you think “This is a great idea!”
But the entire week afterward, whenever you see yourself in the mirror, you scare yourself. You think “OMG, who is that!?” and not in a good way.
And then you color it, to try to hide it.
Then you swear to grow it back out, which takes, like, THREE YEARS or...
Okay, I think I can live with this one
Hopefully it’ll do for awhile.
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F this, I'm going to Hogwarts!
MAJK kindly had me guest on her blog today, where I heart Hogwarts and wonder why the Wizard snuck up on me like he did.
Click-a-rooni!
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I need your input!
If you’re reading this on FB, please click through to the post, because it’s a visual. Thanks!
Okay.
When I set up this site, I had no banner.
For awhile, I had a little teaser banner with art from the original This Brilliant Darkness cover.
Then, when I changed the cover to its present iteration, I put together the banner you see at present, with its cheeky little winking star...
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From one of my Btownie friends...
As seen on a FB status:
Any of my Bloomington friends know anything about the naked guy shooting off fireworks and shooting a gun this morning? Just read an article about it and the details were few and far between.
People always think I’m exaggerating about how crazy Btown is. I’m not.
Oh, and also…if you do have details about the nude dude being rude this AM, please comment...
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Friday Funny: Horror Mommy
Horror Mommy by RedTash
This really happened. I also got a kiss on the cheek, unsolicited. Win!!!
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Happiness is...
Discovering you have three episodes of Game of Thrones to watch!!!