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  • Red Queen versus White King: Alan Touring Through the Looking Glass

    Red Queen versus White King: Alan Touring Through the Looking Glass

    Unless you too just finished The Enigma: Alan Touring, you’re probably scratching your head right now at the title of today’s post. I did read it, and I’m still scratching my head over it. Before I attempt to make some sense out of this, because I will lose my mind if I don’t, I need to get… Read more

  • A Grave Insect: Two Limericks for Thursday

    A Grave Insect: Two Limericks for Thursday

    A dash on a gravestone, expresses how you’ve grown A sister rendered into dates, because death wouldn’t wait. It left only her bones. Read more

  • Treat yourself to Book Writing 101 with a humous twist

    Treat yourself to Book Writing 101 with a humous twist

    Ever wondered how to write a book? Wonder no more. Rands wrote a tongue in cheek blog post about the process: How to Write a Book. In his article, he advises: Even better, stop thinking about writing a book. Your endless internal debate and self-conjured guilt about that book you haven’t written yet is a sensational waste… Read more

  • Deconstructing My Constructed Self

    Deconstructing My Constructed Self

    Deconstructing My Constructed Self He paints my face—olive—light, a gift from ancient ancestors. His strokes thick, quick, powder flies everywhere. He draws my lips–firm, first an outline, plumb, overlaid with a layer for shine, fine. Then my eyes–smoldering, brown–shadowed and still. Lined with deepest black, my lashes traced. Then the finishing touches—rouge–to unhide my cheekbones. I feel beautiful today. My face masked by… Read more

  • Secrets Of The Sea Known Only By Her: An Acrostic

    Secrets Of The Sea Known Only By Her: An Acrostic

    Secrets of the Sea Known Only by Her She sits by the water, Eyes staring at the calm surface, Cringing in the cold. She watched Rings form in the clear depths. Every ring brushed against The waves, beating against the Shores of her mind Read more

  • Some Haiku for You

    Some Haiku for You

    Rain falling softly Children with yellow rain coats Splashing in puddles — Dry grass crackling Orange tongues of fire Marshmallows melting — Flunking another quiz The books I never opened A red pen- grade fixed Read more

  • Laughs and an Outlet for your Writing

    Laughs and an Outlet for your Writing

    Do you do any of these things?  Camilla Marsh, writing for The Writing Cooperative, put together a list of quirks, anyone of which might apply to you. Here’s a sneak peak: 7. You’ve been known to taper off during a conversation, staring into oblivion, mouth slightly ajar, as your mind fills with an enthralling tale-to-be… Read more

  • User Experience Matters

    User Experience Matters

    If you doubt this, come to my office where every little detail of a website is scrutinized. We’re not a big player in the web world. We don’t want to send our visitors screaming for the exit; we want them to come into our site and never leave. We are a black hole sucking you… Read more

  • Fresh Perspective: What Photography Can Teach You About Writing

    Fresh Perspective: What Photography Can Teach You About Writing

    Looking for a fresh perspective to start your week? Look no further. I’ve got one to offer. What photography can teach you about writing On the surface, photography and writing have little in common. If you dig a little deeper, the commonalities become plain. Photographers frame life with their camera lens and capture those images in… Read more

  • Sound off: Advice from the Web

    Sound off: Advice from the Web

    While you relax and enjoy your well-deserved Sunday morning rituals, here’s some advice culled from the internet on a writing, creativity, motivation and process. While your sipping orange juice, some exotic tea, a coffee confection or plain old milk, let your mind consider these tidbits and store them away for future reference. Here’s a new way… Read more