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Tag: Friday Fun

March 18, 2022 Friday Fun / From The Editor's Desk / Pens & Notebooks

Pens… Pencils… Notebooks… Pads… Oh My

If you didn’t know, I’m a pen-a-holic. I’m also a notebook and pad hoarder. If I find something I like,

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May 7, 2021 Friday Fun / History / research

Birth of Great Designs – 1400s to Today

Imagery courtesy of Renders/Lumion.

July 20, 2018 Around Town / Editor Notes / Friday Fun / From The Editor's Desk

Coffee Shops, Caffeine, and Editing (or Writing)

Yesterday morning while scrolling social media, to glean ideas for the next (this) blog post, I came across a friend

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March 9, 2018 Friday Fun

the lower case, take 2: grocery store sign fails — fruit friday

Ever wonder who creates the signs in the grocery store? Or how they ever got put up in the first

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November 17, 2017 Copy editors / Friday Fun / From The Editor's Desk / In the News

the lower case: headlines you wish you could take back

  or, “Copy Editors are Important”   Image courtesy of:  https://twitter.com/brfreed/status/929392947161980929/photo/1

February 10, 2017 Friday Fun / From The Editor's Desk

When direct quotes go bad…

October 21, 2016 book lists / Books / Friday Fun

Friday Fun ~ Questions for Bibliophiles: Name the book that…

I found this list of questions at Captivated~by~Fantasy, and thought I would ask you to answer them!  It is the

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July 8, 2016 Friday Fun / From The Editor's Desk

Friday Funny Photo … Pokémon

Apparently, there was a Pokémon— Rattata — on my hand in Starbucks, and I had no idea. For those who are

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June 3, 2016 Friday Fun / Literary Arts Series

James Thurber Cartoon: “I’m So Glad You’re a Writer…”

While doing research for the Give A Lick: Literary Postage Stamps – Humorists Ogden Nash and James Thurber post,  I wanted

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May 20, 2016 Friday Fun / Grammar / YouTube

Friday Fun: Word Crimes (video) by Weird Al

This is one of my favorite Weird Al parodies. Hope you enjoy the Friday Fun!

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