August 2017 – Journal
Quote of the week: “Despite everything, it’s still you.” ~ Undertale Undertale came out on the PS4 recently, and I’m starting to get those good ol’ DETERMINATION feels again. (Also, this is one of my...
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Quote of the Week: “Don’t pull your love out on me, honey Take my heart, my soul, my money But don’t leave me drownin’ in my tears.” ~ “Don’t Pull Your Love,” Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds I...
View ArticleGoodbye, 2017! Hello, 2018!
It’s a busy year! Some good, some — well, most, actually — not so good! I’ve got a big journal post in the works and my results of this year’s reading challenge, but just in case I can’t get everything...
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Quote of the Week: “I know what I’m gonna do tomorrow, and the next day, and the next year, and the year after that.” ~ George Bailey, It’s a Wonderful Life . . . . . . *pokes head out from under the...
View ArticleFlash Fiction: Unusual
“The Cosmos is all that is or was or ever will be. Our feeblest contemplations of the Cosmos stir us — there is a tingling in the spine, a catch in the voice, a faint sensation, as if a distant memory,...
View ArticleEditing: Perfect vs Good Enough
A great deal of copy editing is subjective, and you can get hung up for hours on a single comma placement. Copy editing and proofreading are different from line editing and developmental editing in...
View ArticleShort Story: A Day in the Life (Memento Mori)
“People can lose their lives in libraries. They ought to be warned.” ― Saul Bellow A day in the life of Esther Williams (no relation to the famous swimmer/actress) was one spent in routine, external...
View ArticleBook Review: ‘A Conjuring of Light’ (2017)
The short: 4/5 ✦. The stellar final installment of The Shades of Magic series, with beautiful writing and high levels of sass and magic. The long: Victoria Schwab does it again. Though this novel is...
View ArticleFlash Fiction: Tug-of-War
“What strange creatures brothers are!” — Jane Austen The only time Ned could ever be pulled away from a book was when his mother spoke to him in That Tone — or when a potato was tossed into his lap. He...
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