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That Crappy First Draft by Robert H Drews 5/11/2021 8:46:39 AM
A friend and fellow tutor advises writing students struggling with their work to just get something down on paper and to not worry about that crappy first draft (actually, she uses another word that I have paraphrased in the interest of cleaner langu... more
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Writer's Schlock by Robert H Drews 5/5/2021 7:52:25 AM
Some days you hit line drives, other days it's the old can can of corn... more
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Haiku Matters by Mala Naidoo 4/28/2021 2:57:26 PM
In a world where immediacy is highly prized, and the constant need to shift impatient attention—haiku poetry breathes new life into the brevity of now, drawn from a timeless art form. ... more
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The Obsession (Compulsion?) of Writing by Robert H Drews 4/12/2021 9:34:10 AM
Writing drives you batty--but it's good batty... more
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Writing and Reading by Robert H Drews 2/15/2021 2:03:05 PM
What's the difference between the two.... more
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Why Do We Write? by Robert H Drews 2/11/2021 12:21:03 PM
Some people go to gyms, we sit at a keyboard and write. Why the exercise?... more
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Pandemic Persists but I'm Recalibrating My Mind and Spirit by mary Y hirsch 1/25/2021 9:32:43 AM
Pandemic hanging on and even getting worse but my new mind set and emotions have been "vaccinated" and recalibrated to accept what I can not control - at least at this point!
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Winter Counts, book review by David A. Schwinghammer 1/19/2021 1:00:00 PM
Virgil Wounded Horse sets out to find out who's bringing heroine onto The Rosebud reservation.
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Misguided Personal Choices are Killing Us by mary Y hirsch 11/14/2020 10:01:36 AM
Human nature and the selfish choices we make are killing our beloved American brothers and sisters... more
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Friday 10/30/2020 by Danny Mac 10/30/2020 7:21:33 AM
weekly update... more
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The Enemy Within! by Janet M. Fears 10/29/2020 7:27:53 AM
Our enemies are often not without our borders, but within!... more
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Socially Awkward by Christopher Hudson 10/25/2020 8:56:25 AM
Author talks about ... eh, Stuff?... more
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Loving Mondays by mary Y hirsch 10/12/2020 8:42:33 AM
Discovering the wonderful possibilities of a fresh, new start at the beginning of every week - as if creating a clean slate - forgetting all the negatives & "bad press" this day gets!... more
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Cultural change on steroids, in a time of COVID-19 by Kalikiano Kalei 8/6/2020 5:49:13 PM
2020 will undoubtedly go down in the history books as one of the worst in recent memory. In the midst of this very serious biological pandemic, we are simultaneously facing what gives all indications of being one of the most widespread and potentiall... more
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A Study of Contrasts-Dr. Li Wenliang and Ghislaine Maxwell by Idelle H Kursman 7/24/2020 11:07:56 AM
I always wondered how people decide to dedicate their lives in terms of for good or for evil. An example of two prominent people who made radically different choices are Dr. Li Wenliang and Ghislaine Maxwell. ... more
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Eva’s Byte # 270 – Going FOURTH with Change by Eva Pasco 7/1/2020 2:36:00 PM
With the Fourth soon coming forth, Americans will celebrate Independence Day commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, by the Continental Congress. This 244-yr.-old document, particularly its second sentence, make... more
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Redhead by the Side of the Road by David A. Schwinghammer 5/22/2020 8:44:28 AM
More of a novelette about a forty-year-old IT specialist who can't seem to keep a woman.... more
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Riding the death-wish pickle machine... by Kalikiano Kalei 5/2/2020 6:35:09 PM
Back in the 70s, folk singer Arlo Guthrie, the son of late 30s folkie Woody Guthrie, wrote a song, ostensibly about pickles and motorcicles (sic). The connection between this blog installment and Arlo's comic allusion to ghurkins is pretty tenuous, b... more
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Who put the panda in pandemic?! by Kalikiano Kalei 4/4/2020 7:04:06 PM
An expostulation citing and supporting the need for more clarity and competence in governmental planning with regard to adequate maintenance of public safety against biological disease events like the present SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic.... more
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The Psychology of Editing by chris H stevenson 3/29/2020 7:41:52 PM
How to keep from losing your mind while editing. ... more
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