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What is the Horror Genre?
What is the Horror Genre?
When I started as a writer, I wrote fantasy stories—and usually the heroic type. I…
Humor Coach: Hone Your Funny Bone 2
Hone Your Funny Bone 2
Hope you enjoyed the exercises, made The Three-Star Daily Pledge, and are using your!-->!-->…
Women in Science: Ada Lovelace
Ada Lovelace
Numerous love affairs, aristocratic excesses, and debts are words often associated with Lord Byron…
Living with Bipolar
Living with Bipolar
It naturally started at a young age, you know I struggled with highs and lows in my…
Women in Science: Dorothée Pullinger
Women in Science: Dorothée Pullinger
Despite revolutionary scientific discoveries by women, over the ages, the…
Humor Coach: Hone Your Funny Bone (1)
Humor is an incredibly important social skill. If you want to get along, get laughs.
Over Mount Fuji 14
Over Mount Fuji 14
In the hypnotic hum, Byron’s anticipation of finding a tectonic crack surged with renewed…
Veteran’s Daughter
Veteran's Daughter
My father left Oregon State University in nineteen sixty-three. He traded in his books to…
A Week With Mr. Lewy Body
Trouble getting words out, causing more frustration, and anger towards those they love.
Organized Ignorance
Organized Ignorance
Over recent months I have been pondering over noisy debates, mainly in social media, on…
Why Book Stores are Closing
The entire monster book chains are aimed at what the US talk show circuit features. Already today's Hemingways will…
Park Avenue to Park Bench
Park Avenue to Park Bench
Sharing a bench with a stranger and ignoring each other is not unusual in this crowded…
Being Nice
For many years, I was subject to depression and debilitating allergies that so enervated me, getting out of bed in…
What Makes Certain Art Famous?
What Makes Certain Art Famous?
Artist Paul Cezanne spoke to the question when he said: "A work of art which did…
Criticality 24: Chipshot
After a week or so of laying low, Chipshot decided to venture out in civilian clothing to observe the results of…
