So, you know how that whole “time” thing works? Where it’s January 1, 2, 25, 527, then all of a sudden it’s April 1st? Which is the first day of the A to Z Blog Challenge? Which you’re planning to … Continue reading →
Contributed by Evilynne. In the horror genre, zombies are used as a metaphor for ‘xenophobia’, that is fear of ‘the other’. This is a logical fear as the unknown is always just that, unknown. Writers and directors work to create … Continue reading →
Yes! I said it. Yes, I’ll do the A to Z Blog Challenge this year! Yes! Am I glad that I did? Yes! Am I glad that I asked the folx who come to our weekly craft gathering, A Good … Continue reading →
by Mary Economou Green So what to discuss when you get the letter X to write about? So I did what we all do – googled. Not much of a gamer, so talking about X-box and its generations is out … Continue reading →
Contributed by Laura F. “W” is for “walking but it is also for “writing” and in this, my final post in the A-Z Blog challenge, I want to pass along and recommend the best piece of writing advice that I … Continue reading →
Did your high school use the “V – V-I – V-I-C-T-O-R-Y” chant at football games? Kind of corny, I know, and nowhere near what some of the immensely creative students are doing these days (like my nephew, say). But ya … Continue reading →
Contributed by Laura Rios In October 1933, the White Star Cafeteria in the Saint Regis Hotel of El Paso, Texas launched a weeklong advertising campaign to announce that they would be offering “Mexican tacos” each Tuesday. The tacos were a … Continue reading →
Contributed by Carolyn Malone. There are two things that I take into consideration when traveling solo as a female: safety and walkability. In a previous post I mentioned travel to Cape May, New Jersey. For those who wish to venture … Continue reading →
Contributed by Nicole Research is the dread goddess that breathes true life into our writing with the help of her consort, the Internet. With the advent of the Internet and social media sites, it isn’t quite the onerous duty that … Continue reading →
Contributed by Nicole. ‘Quiet Time’ can be a relative term that is conditional to the person. Maybe ‘Personal Time’ would be a better way of phrasing it. It is an individual’s way of recharging or just letting the world fall … Continue reading →