I sat down the other day and determined that I now know some things about writing. You know how I know I know these things? Because now I want to know something else. So here’s what I know: Pay attention. Don’t waste the reader’s time. The breath of the story is the conflict. Everything means […]
Turning Away, by Dougie MacLean (with Kathy Mattea). Lee has this on one of his folk music samplers, so I know the song pretty well. There’s a secret code word for country music that doesn’t grate on the ears like a Microplane: bluegrass. There’s another secret code word: blues*. And a third one: folk. (But
Ray and I are going to go to Harry Potter tomorrow or die trying. And I may pick up some butterscotch syrup on the way home. Heck, why not? We might need some butterbeer.
Fight! (more Neatorama.)
Click here to play Mr. PotatoHead with people’s faces. (via Neatorama.)
triskaidekaphobia tris-ky-dek-uh-FOH-bee-uh, noun: A morbid fear of the number 13 or the date Friday the 13th. –via Dictionary.com
A reference for the Nine Princes in Amber game: Brass Goggles website.
…by Maureen Johnson. “You mean . . . like Luke and Leia in Star Wars?” “What’s Star Wars?” she asked. “Star Wars!” “I don’t watch much television. What is that? A reality show? Like American Idol?” “It’s a movie!” I exclaimed. “A very famous movie. Darth Vader, the Dark Side, the Death Star, may the
Christine Lavin throws a twist in the old mother-daughter conflict.
