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I just got the result for the Professional Validation Award. Before I reveal the winner, I'd like to take a moment and acknowledge and thank the person who put in the effort to not only be the judge for the award but also offered critiques of the three entries. Meet our judge: Lynn Dee Olsen,... Continue Reading →
The voting ended and the results are in . . . but, before I present the winner — if you haven’t yet done so and if so inclined — please take a few minutes (about 15-20 minutes) and read the three stories in THIS POST for context. Otherwise, dear reader, skip this post as the... Continue Reading →
This post contains three Christmas short stories. Two are from twin brothers and one is from me but they are presented anonymously so as to not bias the readers. Sorry it's up so late; it was supposed to go live at noon but stuff intervened. As you might remember, we did this once before and... Continue Reading →
This post is about the three writers (Perry, Gary, and me) providing critiques both for the stories of the other writers and their own submission. If you haven't read the stories, this won't make much sense and since we only had ten votes, there are mighty few who will find this post of interest (if... Continue Reading →
I just got the result for the Professional Validation Award and it's a SWEEP! Perry's story, Messes, takes the top prize. Congratulations, Perry. For them interested in such matters, Needwood? grabbed second place and my story, Dreams, came in dead last. So much for my dreams of a writing career . . . but, I'll... Continue Reading →
The voting ended and the results are in . . . but, before I present the winner, if you haven’t yet done so — and if so inclined — please take a few minutes (about 15-20 minutes) and read the three stories in THIS POST for context. Otherwise, dear reader, skip this post as the... Continue Reading →
*** WARNING *** WARNING *** WARNING *** WARNING *** The stories below contain subjects and scenes and stuff that might not be suitable for all age groups or sensitivities. Proceed at your own risk. *** WARNING *** WARNING *** WARNING *** WARNING *** For them who don't read (or pay attention to what I write),... Continue Reading →
===>>> SPOILERS AHEAD <<<=== As much as I often sound like a snobbish movie reviewer, I yearn — yearn, I tell you — for good entertainment. Every year, the film industry takes a wack at making me happy . . . and fails miserably. Well, OK, Wonder Woman was entertaining and less objectionable than most... Continue Reading →
I haven't done movie reviews in a while. Wanna know why? It's the same ole story. Most new movies are vapid efforts concentrating more on CGI than characters, on action more than plot. I don't know if it's my advancing age or the fact that I claimed the mantle of "writer," but one or both... Continue Reading →
Since January, I've averaged exactly twelve (12) posts per month. That is a huge drop from years past. In 2015, for instance, my average was more than one post a day and that's when I was working. It's not just posts. I used to write more opinions, more fiction, and shoot and process more photos. ... Continue Reading →
WordPress now has a plugin for Google Docs and — brave soulless soul that I am — I'm trying it out. The first thing I noticed is the lack of support for Grammarly. Actually, the other way around. Grammarly does not currently support Google Docs. Not a big deal that because often Grammarly gets its undergarments... Continue Reading →
My previous post brought to light complaints — mostly from ex-readers of this blog — regarding my propensity for lengthy, boring, unfocused, and 'did I mention boring?' posts. Well, as I'm about to embark on yet another NaNoWriMo journey, it will seem as if their desperate cries for lesser content will have finally been heard.... Continue Reading →
This is my "don't feel like doing jack liquid effluent" post . . . a bit of this, a bit of that. Let me start by mentioning Lao Tzu . . . he sure said a lot of things. It strikes me them things were written many years ago, and may no longer be applicable,... Continue Reading →
Believe it or not, we went to the theater and saw a movie. We rarely go but when we do Thursday is the day of the week because there are few other people, especially at the first showing. OK, here's the trailer for Kingsman: The Secret Service. All set? Here we go . . . No!... Continue Reading →
In a rare personal excursion away from the safety of our home, we ventured out to our local Hollywood theater to see the non-3D version of Guardians of the Galaxy. I try not to read reviews and opinions before I see a movie, but the buzz on this film was positive, euphoric even, so we... Continue Reading →
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