The Power of Words
Have there been books, speeches, movies or television shows, or even poems that had a profound influence on your perception of something? Perhaps with the exception of a speech by a world leader, do you think the author of that work knew he or she would have such an influence? I’ve mentioned before a quotation […]
Just For Fun Friday 03/28/2014
I have a ‘day job’ in the transportation industry. Just For Fun, I started this list recently… Trucking is a lot like Writing….. …you hope you get to your destination without any trouble. Sometimes it’s a long and winding road! …diversion is just part of the job. …there are a lot of unscheduled stops. …just […]
Rooting for the Bad Guy
Remember the days of the movie serial? When the good guys all wore white hats and were clean-shaven? The bad guys wore black and had rough faces? Suddenly the lines blurred. Batman wore dark colors and hid his face. So did The Shadow. And they were heroes, but sometimes worked outside the law. What happened? […]
Just For Fun Friday 03/07/2014
Alas, I strayed from my original intention of always having a reference to Lewis Carroll’s works in this blog. In truth, it was harder than I thought! But therein lies a challenge – and I’m always up for those. So here’s a bit of trivia….. Jabberwocky , from Through the Looking Glass, is a seemingly […]
Just For Fun Friday 02/14/2014
Baby, it’s COLD outside! I’ve said before I’m an info-junkie. I am fascinated by trivial details. As a writer, it’s a bonus – finding snippets of information to store away for use in a story somewhere. Given the weather in the past month, this bit caught my eye as I was browsing through a 1977 […]
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