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May 8, 2021 Quote / Writing

Quote: Isaac Asimov

“If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn’t brood. I’d type a little faster.”

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May 7, 2021 Friday Fun / History / research

Birth of Great Designs – 1400s to Today

Imagery courtesy of Renders/Lumion.

May 6, 2021 Did You Know ? / Language / Words

Spoonerisms

A “spoonerism” is a slip of the tongue where the speaker inadvertently swaps the consonants or vowels in a phrase.

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May 5, 2021 From The Editor's Desk

Words are spells. Writers are witches.

The dream: a tattered notebook bursting with snippets of fairy poems and the first paragraphs of a bewitching short story…

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May 4, 2021 From The Editor's Desk

May the Fourth Be With You – Star Wars Day

In my house, we are major Star Wars fans. What better way to celebrate than to embrace May the Fourth,

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May 3, 2021 2021 A to Z Challenge

The End of the Alphabet (2021 A to Z Blog Challenge)

When you reach the end of the alphabet, what comes next? First I must start by saying thanks to everyone

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May 3, 2021 Books / Literature / YouTube

“we will need writers who can remember freedom”: ursula k le guin at the national book awards (2014)

During the #AtoZ Blog Challenge of April, I started following Susanna J Sturgis of Write Through It, and she brought

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May 1, 2021 2021 A to Z Challenge

2021 A to Z: Surprise Bonus Content – Pangrams

Editor Note: hope you enjoyed the A to Z Blog Challenge. After spending all this time with the alphabet, I

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April 30, 2021 2021 A to Z Challenge

2021 A to Z: Bonus Letter Z… Weird Holidays

2021 A to Z: Bonus Letter Z is for National Zipper Day (April 30) It’s National Zipper Day TODAY- April

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April 30, 2021 2021 A to Z Challenge

2021 A to Z: Letter Z…Weird Holidays

2021 A to Z: Letter Z is for Zip Code Day (July 1) Postal codes were used in various parts

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April 29, 2021 2021 A to Z Challenge

2021 A to Z: Letter Y…Weird Holidays

2021 A to Z: Letter Y is for Yuri’s Night (April 12) Yuri’s Night refers to April 12, the anniversary

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April 28, 2021 2021 A to Z Challenge

2021 A to Z: Letter X…Weird Holidays

2021 A to Z: Letter X is for X-Files Day (October 13) Is the Truth Out There? October 13 is the

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April 27, 2021 2021 A to Z Challenge

2021 A to Z: Letter W…Weird Holidays

2021 A to Z: Letter W is for National Whipped Cream Day(January 5) January 5 is National Whipped Cream Day.

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April 26, 2021 Books / From The Editor's Desk

A little revamp, part 2

From the “not on the plan” page today — went to update the bookshelf (portfolio) page on here and it

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April 26, 2021 2021 A to Z Challenge

2021 A to Z: Letter V…Weird Holidays

2021 A to Z: Letter V is for Turkey Vultures Return to the Living Sign There is a “living sign”

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