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Designated Listeners
During conversations with family and friends, my husband and I persistently find ourselves typecast as designated listeners. We’ve been cooped up by Covid, too, and lament that few wish to listen to us.
Word Games Can Be War Games
A lengthy list of words that begin with Z – to memorize so that one can use the Z letter tile in Scrabble!
First Daughter
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
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
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
A discussion of whether it’s okay for writers to begin sentences with conjunctions
Productive Procrastination
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 –
Em vs. en dashes and uses of each, a lesson in grammar for us all
Let the Good Times Roll
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...
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