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May.18.2013
The Edmonton Journal ran a heartwarming story recently:
“…But I’m a first-time novelist. I’m basically unknown, and I haven’t published a lot of stuff other than this novel. And then you look at the fellows I was up against”— including CBC radio host Jonathan Goldstein and previous Leacock...
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Jan.17.2013
High on Winning – Go Ravens!
By Bernadette A. Moyer
Our entire area, our city is high on winning! We love our Ravens and we love winning! People are driving around with Ravens flags on their cars; homes are decorated with Ravens flags and purple and black lights. Our grocery stores have purple and...
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Dec.24.2012
December 24
RETRO ANTICIPATION AND SUNSHINE
The night after a victory I fret about the blocks. Will my stance be right? Will I leave cleanly? I have been first through the tape. I have won the race but yet I worry how I will start. Had I...
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Dec.04.2012
It is the "lost and found" box for relationships. It is where people can brag about themselves, their friends, and their families. Worse than drugs and alcohol combined, it can become an addiction to completely absorb our lives. Hobbies have been sacrificed for its...
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Nov.02.2012
November 2
VICTORY
Victory is a funny thing. Bursting across the finish line ends the joyful competition and begins the wait until the next endeavor. Pushing for success drops my life off the radar screen. Power can propel me out of range, the center of...
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Oct.29.2012
It was a beatdown, an ass whoopin', a curb stompin'. Sweet mother, those guys were dragged behind the woodshed and force fed a couple heapin' shitloads of chucknorris.
Oh, yeah, and really boring.
Aside from a few randy fetishists who occupy the outlying regions of society's bell-shaped curve...
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Aug.29.2012
Book Cover - Think Fast author Neil Roberts offers engineering for racers through ThinkFast Engineering. Image Credit: thinkfastengineering.com
Book Review: Think Fast - The Racer's Why-To Guide to Winning
Think Fast - The Racer's Why-To Guide to Winning, was written by one of the forces behind...
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Jul.31.2012
Now You Can Win The Second Book In The Boochi Series...The Pirate Ship!
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Mar.30.2012
Not winning and losing are not the same. Not not losing and winning are not the same.
Not winning and not not losing seem oddly familiar.
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Feb.24.2012
image via thewritertoday.com
The reasons for not entering writing contests are compelling:
You're one voice in a (very large) crowd.
You most likely have to pay to enter.
There's a screening process - your work is not screened by the judge.
Scams abound in writing contests
Just...
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