Aclichéis a tired, stale phrase or idiom that, because of overuse, has lost its impact. What was once a fresh way of looking at something has become a weak prop for writing that feels unimaginative and dull. Clichés are what you write when you don’t have the energy or inspiration to...
In the Bible, “to conjure” means to summon or invoke a spirit or devil by magic or sorcery. The online Free Dictionary goes on to state that a conjuror, also called a witch doctor, root doctor, jujuman or obeaha, “is a priest and physician called upon by African tribal members and...
This is probably about as close as I’ll ever get to wanting to move to a farm out in the country. A lot of things about it sound completely idyllic, but I know deep in my heart that I’m a true city girl. I really liked Libby’s relationship with her kids in this book. Obviou...
These days her focus is a bit different. She hostedHome Made Simpleon OWN from 2013 to 2014. She has also grown her family, havinghad four babies, andvery publicly used Nutrisystemto lose weight following her pregnancies. In a 2017interview withET,she said she felt like her best self and...
Look, we’ve been through a lot as a nation in the last four years. From Baker Mayfield to Deshaun Watson, all of America has suffered as the Cleveland Browns have struggled. But I am here with joyful message: We’re not going back. Those days are over, my friends. There is a new...
Sexual behavior by cats is a pretty gnarly business. A male waits for his moment and then darts after the female, pouncing on her from behind, biting her in the neck and pinning her to the ground, while he intromits his barbed penis. As he withdraws, the backward-pointing spines on hi...
Oscar Diggs escapes from the circus he works at and arrives in the Land of Oz where he meets a witch, Theodora. However, she assumes that he is a wizard who has been hired to kill her competitor. Beatles ’64 The film captures the electrifying moment of The Beatles’ first visit to Am...
That pinpoint of light just a few degrees away is Mars, a planet that’s lingered in the evening sky longer than you’ve promised to clean out the garage. The Red Planet shone brightly at opposition last April but has since faded and will soon be in conjunction with the Sun. Look for...
Tony Bennett, the singer? I thought her too young to know a favorite of mine. “Yes, THE Tony Bennett! You know cause of Daytona’s Music Festival, he, well, Mr. Bennett was performing at the Peabody.” “Ms. Witch”, my friend Michelle, that’s what we call her cause she’s na...
Gone is the day when cons had one pathetic women’s panel, and I’m proud and happy that I was on some of those panels. Here I am with Lee Marrs, Mary Fleener, moi, Mari Naomi, Anina Bennett, and Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson, at the Generations of Women panel (Omigosh, guess who’s ...