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Jul.31.2008
Dried Fruit - A Writing Exercise
by Ericka Lutz
I tell my students to close their eyes. I dim the lights, I place a piece of dried fruit in front of one, and I tell them, "Now open your eyes...
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Jul.31.2008
One Last Thing--A Video
by Jessica Barksdale Inclan
As so many authors do these days (well, maybe not so many but some), I have a trailer for my upcoming romance. I don't know how to get this on the...
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Jul.31.2008
Too Much at Once
by Jessica Barksdale Inclan
The Marriott on 4th Street in San Francisco was packed with women.  the men's bathrooms had been converted, and I averted my eyes as I walked into...
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Jul.31.2008
Snapper Stew
by Ericka Lutz
My dad, like so many of us in the family, is a college teacher. Many of his students are adults, and some regularly give him food gifts. Much of this...
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Jul.31.2008
AN EDITOR'S LOT IS NOT AN EASY ONE
by Dale Estey
For the want of an "a". This is a link to a British writer's response to the editing done on his copy. Interesting within itself, but as (if not more...
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Jul.31.2008
Put Your Walking Shoes On
by Robert Todd Felton
Last week, my two sons ran screaming into the house because they had seen the UPS truck in our driveway upon returning from a friend's house.  No, it...
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Jul.31.2008
Writers Helping Writers and The Book Promotion Idea of the...
by Karen Dionne
“Writers Helping Writers” is the unofficial slogan of the Internet-based writers organization I co-founded four years ago called Backspace. It’s a...
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Jul.31.2008
If The Sopranos Were Muppets...
by Dave Donelson
Every once in a while (like daily), it's healthy to step away from all the crud and corruption in the headlines for a little mind-cleansing amusement...
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Jul.31.2008
Pill-Popping Pets, SSRI's for dogs
by Robert Sward
First published poem was Uncle Dog, title also of my first book, and I can't stop writing about 'em. Latest, a work in progress, is a chapbook and,...
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Jul.30.2008
August 16 & 17, 2008 : China Galland will be presenting at...
by China Galland
Want to Save the World? The San Francisco Writing for Change Conference Can Help.Please join me and bestselling keynoters Lynn Andrews and Gay...
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Oct.14.2008
Death, sometimes known as writer's block
by Thelma Davis
What happes to me doesn't feel like a block.  A block is your dog refusing to get out of the doorway after you've had knee surgery. Kick the dog (...
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Oct.14.2008
WHO FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO CAMPAIGN?
by sybil sage
TGIF is no longer just the happy hour marking the end of "Casual Friday" and may become less celebratory with "Casual Friday"...
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Oct.14.2008
WHO FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO CAMPAIGN?
by sybil sage
TGIF is no longer just the happy hour marking the end of "Casual Friday" and may become less celebratory with "Casual Friday"...
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Oct.14.2008
Say you have Cancer! A new drug in development may save your...
by former member
RocketBoom's co-founder Andrew Baron found out last week that his father had Multiple Myeloma, and likely less than 48 hours to live. Then a miracle...
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Oct.14.2008
Vote for Obama, and take a step away from fear
by Laura Radcliff
I have been supporting Barack Obama both financially and more importantly by visiting my neighbors and getting them registered to vote in Fort...
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Oct.14.2008
63 Channels
by former member
Hello, everyone. I'm happy to report that my short story, Twilight Gods, has been published in the Fall edition of 63 Channels. Here's the link to...
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Oct.14.2008
Days of Wind and Blood
by Brad Green
I kicked Elmo's ass today.  An epic battle involving the Elmo Knows Your Name toy cell phone, the Fisher Price website, and a scavenge hunt for a...
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Oct.14.2008
Just a Memory: Part 2
by Delia Cabe
"We're ready to see you, Mr. Stoecker." We follow the doctor, who is thirty-ish, has dark brown hair and blue eyes and wears the Dockers...
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Oct.14.2008
Sometimes a Little OCD Can Come in Handy
by Susan Brown
As everyone who reads this blog knows, I've been working mightily (albeit slowly) since the departure of KidOne to get my bedroom put in order, to...
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Oct.14.2008
"the organised madness forum"
by muhereza louis
hi, the weird thing aboUt my life is i sleep15 hours in 24hrs....
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