Mr Shea is not alone in his love of reading dictionaries.Elaine Higgleton, a representative of Collins Cbuild dictionaries, explained that thousands of crossword puzzle and Srabble fans read dictionaries for fun and to improve their games. Ms Higgleton did however note that, "It’s probably...
Another writer on the couch adjacent to us (who actually wrote my friend Blair’s poem) chimed in and said, “Haha how do you feel about world hunger?” We had a chuckle. He asked what I hoped to achieve from this poem and I said that I wanted it to be “both hilarious and insp...
If you could pick someone you know to be president, who would you pick and why? Lesson 26 Writing Write a dialogue between the main character in the book you are reading and someone else, such as a friend, his mother, his teacher… Here are some dialogue reminders. The punctuation always...
I went to the Dr and said, ” Whenever I drive my small vehicle I get chest pains.” He told me, “It’s because you have a wee kart.” . When asked if I knew any guillotine jokes, I said, “not off the top of my head”. .I'm dating a girl who loves to be covered in...
This was accomplished by having regular planning meetings with our son, who has low executive function skills. Meetings and execution went like this: Step 1: Pull out the family calendar so he can see what is happening between community days. Tae Kwon Do classes, doctor’s appointments, visits...
Focussing on his time in gay conversion therapy in Arkansas, as well as his efforts to balance sexuality, family, and religion, the book is a must-read. MashReads spoke to Conley last year. Where'd You Go Bernadette cover. Credit: Bay Bay Where'd You Go, Bernadette (Oct. 19) Maria...
Can you fill in thecrossword? Lesson 101 Writing Copy this sentence: ONCE on a dark winter’s day, when the yellow fog hung so thick and heavy in the streets of London that the lamps were lighted and the shop windows blazed with gas as they do at night, an odd-looking little girl ...
“Your mama liked Ponds, too,” she mused. “You know …” She paused and turned to me, that devilish smile restored. “She may have been the one who got me started with it!” Whether this was true or its inverse–that Mary actually introduced my mother to Ponds–didn’t matter. ...
“Doc” Bradley, who was one of seven men immortalized by a photograph taken by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal over 60 years ago. A character driven story more than anything driven by the actual events of World War II in the Pacific, it is perfectly suited as a vehicle for ...