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Time Elapsed or Time Remaining
The other day I went to the gym and began fast-walking on a treadmill. I had to force myself to do this as I wasn’t in the best mood to work out. I find that’s the time I must go. Afterwards, whatever has me in a low mood or whatever obstacle I think is in … Continue reading
TWO GREAT CONTESTS TO ENTER — DEADLINE IS SOON!
Two great contests to pass along and each has a deadline of March 31, 2012. Ploughshares’ Emerging Writers Contest. Get more info here. Winning Writers Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest. Get info here. Finish up that award-winning short story you’ve been working on and good luck. If you’ve got info about any great contests, … Continue reading
Staying Power
I’ve been writing something; a diary/journal, essay, short stories, research paper, (for myself and others) for decades. After high school and college, I always gravitated toward professions — for the most part — that required a good deal of writing and tapping away on a typewriter (those of you who don’t know what that is, … Continue reading
Make Racket and Wave Things
Writers have a way of describing people, places and things — an observant point of view — that gives readers a new way of looking at those aforementioned nouns. Authors such as Dr. Seuss was a genius at bending words and phrases. All Alone! Whether you like it or not, Alone will be something you’ll … Continue reading
Time’s Running Out – Enter the Contest!
In case you haven’t heard or run across this great contest – 2012 Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Contest, you still have time. Deadline is March 2nd by 5 p.m. EST. Subject: “Objects of Desire” – If objects could talk, what stories would they tell? Historical, religious, beloved, passed along, cast aside — every object tells a … Continue reading
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