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The Real World Settings of Books
My response to a significant question posed for the Insecure Writers Support Blog members: If you could live in any book world, which one would you choose?
I No Longer Career Evangelize
Because I adored my career choice, I attempted to get many young people to become speech-language pathologists. While I replaced myself in the workforce with two young women, another was denied college entry. I no longer evangelize because of her decimated feelings.
Blog as Virtual Diary
Reasons to write a blog –
Sleeping with a Terrorist
A post as report of my three years of living under siege. An unnamed terrorist resides within, causing the spasms and jerks that continue to plague my daily life…
Never Be Bored
“Aim so high you’ll never be bored,” a monster mantra, a guiding light for over-achievers and self-actualizers’ lives.
Mickey Mouse as Anti-Hero
When Walt Disney’s original Mickey in the cartoon, Steamboat Willie, some in Hollywood are writing scripts for a villainous Mickey. How do you think that will go over?
Can White People Dance?
Language is a dance, don’t you think? Words are its movements, and grammar is its rhythm.
Seatbelt Clasp as Piggy Bank
An unbelievable event that happened one day. Against all odds, a penny nosedived into the clasp of my seatbelt!
Friend or Foe or Backfriend
Countless words and phrases in use today were invented by Shakespeare, including this word for worrisome relationships: back friend.
Heart-shaped Meals –
A heart-shaped meal tradition is how we roll at Casa Colando. After all, it’s well-known that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.
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