Here’s something about how OTHER people write: I don’t get it. I’ve read stories by, and studied writing advice from, Mister Ray Bradbury. He’s a fascinating character himself if you ever want to study the life of a writer. Ray Bradbury said he would take a word—a single word—and make a story out of it. …
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Quiet Hours
What do you do in the quiet hours? Do you have any pastimes that are quiet? Do you have any hobbies which require space, or distance from others? Do you have time to meditate? Do you even have quiet time? Or is your life full of manic sights and sounds? Do you feel like you …
Babies II
If we all shaved our heads, would we find equality? These two are the same, aren’t they? At least on the surface, to the eye of the first impression, they seem to be nearly the same age, because their heads have the same amount of hair. By the way, “The Eye of the First Impression” …
To Turn a Phrase
Hyperbole is embedded so deeply in everyday language, we can’t possibly extricate it. No one ever wants to see what it looks like when skin crawls. It’s a phrase with a meaning beyond the norm when you say, “My skin is crawling.” Sort of like when you say you can feel it in your bones. …
Don’t Mention It.
Breaking from the normal thought processes, I’m going to offer some blogging advice: Don’t Mention It. That’s the gist of it. Keep your mouth shut. My blogging advice is to keep your mouth shut. No not really. Not entirely. I’ll explain. For explanation, I’ll offer up the examples I’ve seen, the first of which is …
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