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First Daughter

by PJColando | Jun 8, 2022 | blog post

Father’s Day celebrations approach and I’m sad that my dad isn’t alive. Yet he’s not forgotten, forever in my heart.

The Sounds of Music

by PJColando | Jun 7, 2022 | blog post

Music delivers the soul of humanity, sowing happiness, exuberance, and joy… I cherish music, the backbeat of my life

The Ebb and Flow of (mostly) Retired Life

by PJColando | May 31, 2022 | blog post

Our wedding anniversary is coming up. With or without fanfare, depending on one's point of view. The number is almost more than I can compute. Seriously, people, I've been married to one man over half of my entire life. That he's 'the best man alive' (my anointment)...

Conjunction Function – Let’s Start

by PJColando | May 24, 2022 | blog post, Purpose

A discussion of whether it’s okay for writers to begin sentences with conjunctions

Productive Procrastination

by PJColando | May 17, 2022 | blog post, Purpose

How I spent a merry month being productive, yet not writing anything but this and other blog post. This is not how novels get done!

Season your writing with a dash –

by PJColando | May 10, 2022 | blog post, Purpose

Em vs. en dashes and uses of each, a lesson in grammar for us all

Let the Good Times Roll

by PJColando | May 4, 2022 | blog post, Featured, Purpose

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA9Rec1qAFQ It's the best of times; it's the worst of times. What are your writer highs (the good times)? And what are your writer lows (the blues)? Hey, IWSG members - are you willing to share? Last week embodied the worst of times for...