Category: By the Quill
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My Personal Life…
The Gates Standing watch at the gates. The night sky cold in its darkening. Too many this time of year. My soul cries for lost light. In the distance a flame dances. Requiem for those lost. Pity for those found. Cold steel rests in my hand. Time is fleeting the night wanders.Stars gleaming casts no…
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When I was your age…
Technology is making strong leaps and bounds with each passing year. One outcome of all this progress is the disappearance of objects that we used to take for granted. The 8-Track, rotary dial phones, Private Band Radio, the typewriter, the list goes on and on. What object was around when you were a kid that miss the…
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The wind is blowing…
English: Man flying a kite. The caption is a later addition when the illustration was reprinted in 1801. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Traditionally, March is the month people start flying kites. Today’s topic is all about kites. Think back to when you were a child and your first experience of flying a kite, describe what you…
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Where in the world…
English: Animated image of Earth rotating. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Your dream has come true, you can move to anywhere in the world. Where do you need your mail forwarded? Be sure to explain why you moved there. If you use this idea, feel free to link back to this post.
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7 Blogs to Inspire Creativity
Idea – Foster’s Chill Head (Photo credit: fostersartofchilling) Looking for inspiration in your writing or blogging, here are seven blogs with images that might spark your imagination. BibliOdyssey: Books~~Illustrations~~Science~~History~~Visual Materia Obscura~~Eclectic Bookart. Artwork taken from classic books. Book illustrations from the past have been an inspiration to me. See what you think. ConceptShips: A great collection…
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Some myths about blogging shattered
This is a repost from the Internet Archive, details at the end of the post. If you are new to the world of blogging, there are few pieces of advice that you can never, ever escape. The sad thing is the most of them are utter non sense – huge time wasters. In fact, if…
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I’m okay, seriously, I’m o.k., no really, I am ok.
My spell checker’s got a vendetta against ‘okay,’ and I’m not backing down. Who knew two little letters could spark such a grammatical war?
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Blogging for Fun: A Middle Finger to the Monetization Machine
Tired of the endless hustle? Blogging for fun is the ultimate rebellion against the monetization machine. Let’s embrace creativity without the cash grab.
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The Facebook Meme Craze
Image via Wikipedia Twenty Five Reasons Why I will not do the Twenty Five Random Things about me on FaceBook. Too Much Information If I really wanted to share all these tidbits, I’d post them on my blog. Who really wants to know what you did in your younger,stupid days? How many of those 25 things…