Monthly Archives: April 2012

Chesapeake by James Michener p. 566

A ship, like a human being, moved best when it is slightly athwart the wind. When it has to keep its sails tight and attend its course. Ships, like men, do poorly when the wind is directly behind, pushing them sloppily on their way so that no care is required in steering or in the management of sails; the wind seems favorable, for it blows in the direction one is heading, but actually it is destructive because it induces a […]

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I Want One

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Planning Ahead

Jill: What are you doing, Jack? Jack: Checking out the texture of the road in front of our house. Jill: Oh…. Why? Jack: You know there’s a beer festival going on this weekend right? Jill: Yeah. So? Jack: I figure this is as close to home as I’ll get when it’s over. For more posts with Texture go to Whistle Stop Photohunt For more posts with go to Keyhole Pictures

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Looking Down from Above

“It’s all right, baby. She’s gone on to a better place. But she hasn’t left you behind. I’m sure she’s looking down on you from above.” The boy shivered. “Just when I thought she couldn’t spy on me anymore.” The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction 55 is hosted by the G-man, a host with the most.

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13 Really Weird Instruments

Some of my musical instruments are a little different than you normally run into. For instance, but Bull Roar caught Country Dew‘s attention. She left a link to a video showing a bunch of them playing. This lead me to some other interesting instruments. 1.

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Suzie’s House 258 : A Look at “I Am From”

Ben brought a poem of sorts over for me to critique. I actually have some university training in poetry, though it’s been long enough that I couldn’t tell my limerick from my canticle. All right, I’ll admit I’ve got my limericks down pat, but you know what I mean. It’s not my focus. Then again, neither are a teenage boy’s homework assignments.

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The Serialists of April 25

Welcome Alice Rozen! Alice R has a tongue in cheek Gothic going. It’s fun and intriguing and well worth checking out. This is the hub for The Serialists, a meme for people who post original, serialized fiction on their blogs. If you have one or more posts you would like for us to read, please put a direct link to the post(s) in the linky. If you are not an author and would only like to read, then please leave […]

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King Trevor by Susan Helene Gottfried p.60

“Rick’s chilling out. In one sense, you can’t blame him for thinking he wasn’t needed. I mean, let’s face it: Trevor didn’t die.” “Asshole can’t ever do what’s expected of him,” Mitchell growled. To learn more about this book go to http://westofmars.com/the-books/king-trevor/ MizB of Should Be Reading hosts Teaser Tuesday. Grab your current read, open to a random page, share a couple of “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page. Go see Should Be Reading for more detail.

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TTMT: Resort

A while back, a friend invited me to help her use a coupon for a fancy resort in Idaho. Yes, even Idaho has them. This place was so nice, even the cars had a good view to look out on.

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Honeymoon

It was supposed to be beautiful. She wouldn’t let him touch her until they were married, because only when consecrated could their relationship be beautiful. He did all he could to make it right for her, but in the end, a simple ceremony can’t make a grunt sound like a song. The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction 55 is hosted by the G-man, a host with the […]

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13 Bands New to Me

People keep introducing me to new music. It’s been quite an education for me this year. 1. Novroz introduced me to LArc~en~Ciel. You can learn a lot more about them from Novroz

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Suzie’s House 257 : When the Truth Broke Loose

“Would you quit being so pissy already?” “Ben?” Lisa and Tracy both looked at him like he’d just grown another head. Gene didn’t bother to look at him at all, just kept walking. Then again, he was well ahead of them on the sidewalk, so maybe he couldn’t hear. Or he just didn’t want to hear. “What? Don’t I have a right to get fed up with him? Weren’t both of you just complaining about him?”

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The Serialists of April 18

Welcome Nicola Batty! I’m not sure where she’s going with it, but Nicola starts with a dream. This is the hub for The Serialists, a meme for people who post original, serialized fiction on their blogs. If you have one or more posts you would like for us to read, please put a direct link to the post(s) in the linky. If you are not an author and would only like to read, then please leave a comment. I may […]

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King Trevor by Susan Helene Gottfried p. 3

The first time he came to, Trevor wasn’t even sure he was awake. When a guy like Trevor Wolff was awake, there was noise. Usually of his own making, but not always. This is the first paragraph from the book. MizB of Should Be Reading hosts Teaser Tuesday. Grab your current read, open to a random page, share a couple of “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page. Go see Should Be Reading for more detail.

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Octopus

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