Issue # 9 - Wednesday, June 27, 2001

Welcome to the ‘Dallas Hodder Franklin Newsletter’!

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IN THIS ISSUE:
1. Editorial
2. Trivia/Facts
3. Websites for Writers
4. Riddles/Quiz
5. Potpourri of Websites
6. Worthy Notations

I have articles at Authors Den. PLEASE take a few minutes and choose one of these to read, rate and comment. They are:
1. Rhyme and Reason – History of some nursery rhymes: http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewarticle.asp?AuthorID=2883&id=1402
2. More Rhyme and Reason – Continuation history of more nursery rhymes:
http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewarticle.asp?AuthorID=2883&id=1403
3. Smell that Smell – A paranormal experience:
http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewarticle.asp?AuthorID=2883
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1. EDITORIAL:
Greetings everyone! Many thanks to those who’ve read, rated and commented on my stories at Authors Den. Your generous comments inspire me. Last Saturday I finally got my interview with INS and now have a work permit for the USA! After three different tries due to the flood here on June 9th, and loads of stress I was in and out of there in less than ten minutes. Thanks to all of you who sent prayers and well wishes on my behalf. Soon I’ll be able to take advantage of these wonderful paying web sites I’ve been sharing with you! I have submitted some new writes to Authors Den and hope you find time to check them out.
Blessings!
Dallas Hodder Franklin
http://www.authorsden.com/dallasfranklin
http://Dallas.scriptmania.com/
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2. TRIVIA/FACTS:
June 27, 1693 – On this date the first women's magazine ‘The Ladies' Mercury’ was published by John Dunton in London. It contained a question-and-answer column, which became known as a "problem page."
Did You Know? The hippopotamus has skin an inch-and-a-half thick, so solid that most bullets cannot penetrate it.
Did You Know? Americans consume more than 10 billion bowls of soup each year.
Did You Know? Software mogul William Henry Gates III could really be called William Henry Gates IV. Gates' father, was born William H. Gates III, but replaced the Roman numeral with "Jr."
Did You Know? More than 71 million gallons of water pass over Victoria Falls in Africa every minute.
Did You Know? A "nucha" is the nape of the neck.
Source: http://www.uselessknowledge.com/
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3. WEBSITES FOR WRITERS:

NOTE: Please ALWAYS read the guidelines and terms for any of the writing sites given here.
http://www.nicestories.com/
It will not come as a surprise to you that this site contains (short and novel length) stories. We have created a number of categories in this site, and are now looking for storywriters who are willing to share their stories (either fiction or non-fiction genre) with the visitors of this site. Authors, if you have written a story, by all means use our site to publish your writing (short or novel length). Please add to our collection of stories and poems.
http://www.purefiction.co.uk/default0.htm
This is the Web site for anybody who loves to read - or aspires to write - best-selling fiction. You'll find book reviews and previews, a wealth of writing advice, an online bookshop, writers' showcase, Internet links, and much, much more besides! Pure Fiction is about more than just the latest novels from major publishers. All aspiring authors can use the links to help them write a best-selling novel - and then find a company to publish it!
http://www.intuitionmagazine.com/
Intuition is a magazine dedicated to exploring and furthering the higher potential of the human mind. Although we deal with topics such as intuition, creativity, and spiritual development, we try to appeal to a broad readership, since it is our belief that everyone can relate to these issues in their lives. Specifically, we aim at exploring ways in which these areas of human experience can improve the quality of life in all areas of human endeavor. Articles range in length from 750-5,000 words, depending upon the topic, and payment ranges from $25 for book reviews to $1,200 for cover feature-stories.
http://Authorlink.com/
The award winning rights marketplace where editors and agents buy and sell unpublished and published manuscripts, and screenplays. We provide the serious writer with access and exposure to the broadest range of legitimate publishing professionals. Plus industry news, information, and marketing services for publishers, literary agents, writers, and readers.
http://www.writers.brew.clara.net/cauldron/
Writers Cauldron is a magazine dedicated to helping new writers into print. We're not into obscure stories; everything printed has a full plot, and usually has an easy to read style. We publish a mixture of short stories, serials, and rhyming poetry to entertain a wide and varied audience. We also have regular competitions for writers and you will also be able to read up and coming writers' works including some from our younger audience. We now have a USA cheque clearing facility, see our address page for details.
http://www.arts.ubc.ca/prism/
Established in 1959 by a group of Vancouver writers, Prism international is the oldest literary magazine in Western Canada. We publish short fiction, poetry, drama, creative non-fiction, and translation by both new and established writers from around the world. Our only criteria are originality and quality. Prism is a paying market and also holds annual writing contests.
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4. RIDDLES/QUIZ:
LAST Week’s RIDDLES:
1. I'm not an airplane, but I can fly through the sky. I'm not a river, but I'm full of water. What am I?
ANSWER: A Cloud
2. If you have it, you want to share it. If you share it, you don't have it. What is it?
ANSWER: A Secret
3. If two's company and three's a crowd, what are four and five?
ANSWER: Nine
4. If you were in a dark room with a candle, a woodstove, a match and a gas lamp which do you light first?
ANSWER: The Match
5. In a tunnel of darkness lies a beast of iron. It can only attack when pulled back. What is it?
ANSWER: A Bullet

WINNERS!
Sandy McCollum! http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/12934
Judith Flynn!
Rose Moss! http://www.writtenbyme.com/index.php
Marilyn Hodder!
Check out their websites! CONGRATULATIONS to them all!

This is an excellent way for you to promote your website for FREE! Know answers to the following quiz? Send them in and if you’re right on just one you’ll get listed in next week’s newsletter along with your favorite web site. Good luck! {You only need get ONE correct to be listed!}

THIS week’s QUIZ: {Usually it’s been riddles here but this week I’ve chosen to ask a quiz instead. Hope you enjoy!}
1. There's one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends. What is it?
2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward?
3. Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. All other vegetables must be replanted every year. What are the only two perennial vegetables?
4. At noon and midnight the hour and minute hands are exactly coincident with each other. How many other times between noon and midnight do the hour and minute hands cross?
5. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?
Send your answers to Dallas at: ericdbread@pdq.net

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I have articles at Authors Den. PLEASE take a few minutes and choose one of these to read, rate and comment. They are:

1. Rhyme and Reason – History of some nursery rhymes: http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewarticle.asp?AuthorID=2883&id=1402
2. More Rhyme and Reason – Continuation history of more nursery rhymes:
http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewarticle.asp?AuthorID=2883&id=1403
3. Smell that Smell – A paranormal experience:
http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewarticle.asp?AuthorID=2883
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5: POTPOURRI OF WEBSITES:
http://www.care2.com/
Every visit, every click helps save the environment! With more than 1.4 million members, Care2.com is the first and largest global community on the Web for environmentally conscious consumers. By partnering with The Nature Conservancy and the Wildlife Conservation Society for online promotions, and by donating 10 percent of its revenue to other top environmental organizations, Care2.com provides a simple, yet effective way for Eco-conscious people to protect and preserve the environment with every visit to the Web site. Care2.com integrates commerce, content, and community and offers free, innovative and useful Web services, including e-cards, email, headline news, and shopping. Founded in September 1998, Care2.com is privately held.
http://www.dohistory.org/
DoHistory invites you to explore the process of piecing together the lives of ordinary people in the past. It is an experimental, interactive case study based on the research that went into the book and film A Midwife's Tale, which were both based upon the remarkable 200 year old diary of midwife/healer Martha Ballard. Although DoHistory is centered on the life of Martha Ballard, you can learn basic skills and techniques for interpreting fragments that survive from any period in history. We hope that many people will be inspired by Martha Ballard's story to do original research on other "ordinary" people from the past.
http://www.yenz.com/menue/garden/
Hello Stranger, we need your help. The Secret Garden of Mutabor is in great danger. You just came in time to save us! But to do this, you need a key to have access to it: The Shockwave / Flash Plug-in from Macromedia. Just click on the button below to load it down (only 163K). Just do it! - It´s worth it! You’ll see lots of nice stuff!
http://www.hometown.aol.com/lndkay
Through automatic writing, I can tell you what someone's thoughts, feelings and intentions are towards you and your future with them. With the power of positive thinking, I can help you transform an otherwise stale relationship into one that is fresh and exciting. Or I can help you create your soul mate. My readings are positive and uplifting.
http://timeline.aps.org/APS/
The story of physics in the 20th century unfolds like a splendid tapestry teeming with people, ideas, and things. In order to find patterns in this tangle, it helps to pick out five color-coded story lines that stretch like broad, horizontal ribbons from beginning to end. The Cosmic, Human, and Atomic scales correspond to separate branches of physics. Up until 1900, classical physics dealt mostly with phenomena on the human scale, but for a description of the cosmic and atomic realms; new mathematical languages had to be developed. The three story lines remained fairly distinct until the 1960s, when they finally began to converge in a synthesis that represents one of the great triumphs of modern physics.
http://www.toybuilders.com/
Formed in July of 2000 ToyBuilders.com is the marriage of two very dynamic industries. The first is the Internet, which we all know has changed the way we do things for all time. The other is an industry called Rapid Prototyping and that industry is less known to the general public. Rapid Prototyping or just RP to those of us in the industry, uses some very cool machines and Computer Aided Design or CAD that enable anything you can imagine be built in a matter of hours or days. Do you remember the replicators in Star Trek®? These machines are close to that! For details on how these machines work click on the link "Our Magic Machines.”
http://www.turnofftheinternet.com/
Cute!
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6. WORTHY NOTATIONS:
EXTRA, EXTRA!! A new book “Twelve Tiny Tales” by Theresa Jodray is now available! This book is a lovely woven poetic journey that will be enjoyed by young and old alike. With inspiration of spirit, the author draws out on paper the feelings of emotion boiling up inside children of all ages, complimented with photographs taken by Theresa Jodray. So sit back, relax and experience these Twelve Tiny Tales.
http://www.synergebooks.com/12tinytales.htm

EXTRA! Dorothy Thompson's children's book, "No More Gooseberry Pie!" was recently accepted by Writers-Exchange E-Publishing as an ebook and will be released soon! Dorothy is the editor of the new writing website, The Writer's Life http://www.thewriterslife.homestead.com
CONGRATULATIONS, Dorothy!*~;)

EXTRA! “Freelancing Later in Life” by Kimberly Ripley, available as an e-book
http://www.booklocker.com/bookpages/kimberlyripley02.html $8.95

EXTRA! Brenda Ross {aka Brerfox}, has missed the challenges we grew to love at Themestream. So she’s started a ‘Challenge’ page at her website and invite you all to enter! Check out the entries and share your own!
http://www.geocities.com/brerfoxkaleidscope/challenges.html

NOTE: If YOU have any news you’d like to share here please send me an email and I’ll happily share it!

Check out these new websites!

Theresa Jodray: Did you ever walk into a room and feel a cold spot? Smell perfume or pipe tobacco, only to look around and no one is there. Have you experienced the paranormal? Have you taken a paranormal photo? Then contact us we would be happy to post it on our site.
http://www.paranormalphotos.com/

Sheri Huttner: If you have any interesting or humorous pet-related anecdotes you'd like to share, don't be shy! Pet jokes, stories, poems, etc. will all be considered for publication. You'll see your name in lights AND I'll provide a link to your homepage or website, so send those contributions in! Additionally, I'll be starting a *Reader's Photo Album* so, if you'd like the world to see your pet's friendly face, just send me a photo!
http://www.dogparlor.com/

Evelyn Jo Lockert: Just recently moved from the Philippines to Canada to live with her new husband, Evelyn shares personal photos of her family, friends and links to her writings. A Filipina by birth, she is a licensed marriage and family counselor. She is engaged in giving talks and seminar workshops, in doing counseling work. Likewise, she is president of Silver's Desktop Publication, which partially funds the foundation she had set up, the Silver's Foundation for sexually abused children.
http://homepages.about.com/silverjo/thelockerts/

I’ve also added new links to my personal Website, TimeLass Writes. If you aren’t in the outside links, please send me an email with the necessary information and I’ll gladly add you!
http://Dallas.scriptmania.com/

If you have any Suggestions, Comments, or Feedback please feel free to contact me. Or, if you have other Web Sites you would like to see in upcoming issues of this Newsletter, send me an email and it'll be considered! Thanks! All past issues of this newsletter is still posted at Authors Den.

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May Blessings rain down upon you and may you enjoy a WonderFilled week!
Namaste!
ericdbread@pdq.net
©2001 Dallas Hodder Franklin