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This has been a very positive and productive week. On the WIP front, I'm a day away from letting the ink dry on the first run-through of my novel. I'm excited about a 4th quarter filled with revisions, re-writes, hair pulling (my own, no one else's…I hope), addition, subtraction, multiplication, and any other magic I…
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Zoë thought living a Spartan life would build character. Maybe she’d come by some spiritual enlightenment if she possessed only one cereal bowl. She didn’t even want to think about looking for another job. Zoë excelled at surliness, which put her out of the running for people-y positions. Down at the warehouse, as long as…
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Fantasy and Science Fiction: The Human Mind, Our Modern World – Coursera Assignment 2Alice’s Adventures in WonderlandThrough the Looking Glass “Who am I then? Tell me that first, and then, if I like being that person, I’ll come up: if not, I’ll stay down here till I’m somebody else.” To answer Alice’s inquiry, I suggest…
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Publicity and feedback. Some assert that there is no such thing as bad publicity. Can the same be said for feedback? More specifically, peer evaluations for a 317-word essay I wrote for an on-line literature course that I'm taking with my buddy Geoffrey. I'm grateful for the comments that six of my fellow students offered…
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Fantasy and Science Fiction: The Human Mind, Our Modern World – Coursera Assignment 1 Grimm's Fairytales Two Grimm’s Fairytales that share themes of dissatisfaction, greed, and the quest for power are “The Fisherman and His Wife” (p. 100), and “The Knapsack, The Hat, and The Horn” (p. 222). These stories also explore the biblical passage…
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I had arrived at my appointment with plenty of time to spare. I sat in a hot, stuffy car with the windows rolled down, looking out over the packed parking lot and listening for any rustling of breeze in the leafy boughs and tall grass. No breeze, but a mockingbird mockingly trilled its delight at…
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“Thank you for the very nice turnout at this evening’s inaugural installment of The End of the Line’s Writers Series.” The soft-spoken behemoth shoved the hood back from his head, and Zoë’s breath caught in her throat. For all the muscular bulk that filled out the monkish robe, his face was youthful; his features fine…
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Verdant, hilly terrain was coming into view. Lattice towers transporting 230 kilovolts of electricity made the cool mountain air hum. I smiled as I felt lift-off. In an instant I was soaring over the entire valley. I was finally getting up and out of here. That's when the scene changed. I was slammed back into…
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