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Bitches And Bitching

On February 11, 2010 By

When I was five, I remember standing in front of the refrigerator repeating the word “bitch” over and over in a sing-songy sort of way. My mom couldn’t really be mad—it was cute. She just let me go on for a minute, then gently advised that I find another song to sing.

I didn’t know […]

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Dashing Through The Flow.

Dashes 101

On February 9, 2010 By

I’ve written different variations of this article at least four times over the last ten years. (With luck, I won’t lose this one, too.) For those who may be confused, I offer a quick note on dashes.

There are two basic dashes—the em dash and the en dash:

em dash (—) its name derived from […]

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Now We’re Cookin’ with Fuel

On January 31, 2010 By

A while back I mentioned an interview with Fuel Your Writing.

Here it is in all its glory.

Thanks to Eden Tyler and the folks at Fuel for taking the time to shed some light on our cute little site here.

Enjoy.

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One Dream. So Little Time.

On January 19, 2010 By

1963 was before my time, and I had only heard excerpts over the years, so today I decided to watch Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famed “I Have A Dream” speech in its entirety.

One very obvious and notable aspect to this particular Martin Luther King Day is President Barack Obama. During the decade […]

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