From metaphors and alliteration to help ideas “stick” in readers’ minds, imagery to evoke sensory sensations, or foreshadowing that teases what’s to come, smart and attractive writers(just like you)have been using literary techniques since the dawn of the written word. But despite their pop...
even if the principles might not always be absolute or the path to them always direct. Critics of the U.S., both external and internal, insisted that this was a delusion at best, and
And, in John’s gospel, we find Jesus coming to Peter and the other disciples after His resurrection to fully restore Peter (John 21: 15 – 19) to leadership among the disciples. This is a hard one to swallow, for sure, and it needs its own blog to unpack, but the reality is th...
I was out in the gardens this morning just before the sun fully crested the new day sky, and as I was looking over my dahlia blooms, I noticed a dragon-fly flitting between my yard, and the yard next to mine. It was an interesting dance – somewhere between an odd Tai Chi, and a...
” Anyone just starting to exercise again probably shouldn’t be jumping (such as jumping while holding weights — can injure knees), or making jerking movements with limbs (in Tae Bo boxing exercises, use caution and do not “punch” quickly — can injure shoulder or elbow. Do a slow-...
Then after months of delays, we were finally granted permission to extend the house. We appointed a builder and the work started. This introduced a load more distractions in the 10 weeks that followed. The build was finished on the 20th of December, so Christmas brought new bedrooms for the...
I fully intended to explore different virtual/augmented reality platforms when it arrived, it after a brief dalliance with Tacx VR I had a go with Zwift, and despite some early confusion found a surprising level of engagement. I’m sure many of you have seen that Black Mirror episode (15 ...
The other arm should be pulled back so the wrist is at approximately shoulder level with the elbow high and the forearm parallel to the angle of the other arm. 2. Pull hand toward body while simultaneously rotating along the axis of the spine to the non-dominant side. Hands should switch...
They tutor others how to scam the system. Some of them pull whole books in the public domain, stick a new image and name on. Sometimes Amazon’s algorithm catches it, sometimes it doesn’t. And often, when a writer without real clout calls it out, complains, they bury her with ugly ...
“…I so wanted to extend so I could do the canoe launch, but you’ll appreciate this: since I no longer have a credit card because I’m a deadbeat travel writer with monumental medical debt due to the crazy infectious disease I acquired in Ecuador while on assignment, I had to pay ...