Book Review: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot
Reblogged from shanjeniah: Book Review: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot This book was pressed into my hands by my dear friend, Sylvia Woodman, whose bookshelves I love to browse...
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Reblogged from Asperger Mom and Wife: I've decided that I want to write a post about some of the behaviors that kids on the spectrum could display, why they might do these things and what a great way...
View ArticleTHE PEACOCK CLOCK
Reblogged from Caro Ness Author: One of the most famous spaces in the Small Hermitage in the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg is the Pavilion Room (Catherine the Great’s dining room). You approach it...
View ArticleThe Truth about Aaron Swartz's "Crime"
Reblogged from Unhandled Exception: I did not know Aaron Swartz, unless you count having copies of a person's entire digital life on your forensics server as knowing him. I did once meet his father, an...
View ArticleA History of Black Cats - the good. the bad. the thoughtfully creative.
Reblogged from Black Cat Rescue: Author: Samantha M. In the wake of The Boston Globe's fear factor article, we've been scouring the interwebs (you know, like Wikipedia) and seeking input from fans,...
View ArticlePenguin's Solution for Authors: One Racket To Rule Them All
Reblogged from David Gaughran: Regular readers of this blog will know all about Penguin's purchase last July of the universally reviled Author Solutions - a company infamous for overcharging writers,...
View ArticleWhat Does Hypnosis Feel Like?
Reblogged from Ask Your Hypnotherapist: Question: What does being hypnotized feel like? Answer: Every human being has gone into hypnosis regularly since they were born. Hypnosis is that state that...
View ArticleTired and Out of Time? Balancing the Blogging Load
Reblogged from "CommuniCATE" Resources for Writers: Perhaps it's part of being an autobiography writing teacher, but I love reading blogs. I enjoy them as they are real: you can sense it when someone...
View ArticleMarriage: “It’s not about making people happy. It’s not about love.”
Reblogged from Pulling to the Left: Noted Catholic and homophobe Bill Donohue is teaching us all what marriage is about. And here’s his actual quote: “The whole purpose of marriage is to have a family....
View ArticleMormon Flow Chart for Your Soul
Reblogged from Molly Muses . . .: Seems like there's a lot of confusion lately over what Mormons actually believe. If you are a befuddled believer or heathen, here's a handy chart to help you out. This...
View ArticleReversing a Soul Binding
Reblogged from The Informed Pagan: I have a difficult situation. My ex who is Wiccan was showing me various types of rituals and spells throughout our relationship. One of which was a "soul binding"...
View ArticleDamn the Man. Save Merida!
Reblogged from disregard the prologue: Warning: rant ahead. These are my own initial thoughts and impressions, though I doubt I'm alone in my observations. Remember when Brave came out? I don't. I...
View ArticleMy name is Meg and I’m a superhero addict
Reblogged from Searching For SuperWomen: My name is Meg and I’m a superhero addict. When I was a nipper I benefited from the huge hoard of comics that my big brothers and sisters had accumulated. I...
View ArticleCreate a Character Bible to Flesh Out Your Star Characters
Reblogged from San Diego Professional Writer's Group: I’m not sure where I picked up the term bible. It’s not that I’m overly religious. Somehow I stumbled across it and the term stuck. Yes, my...
View ArticleC is for Cowbell: The Cowbell Chonicles Are About to Begin!
Reblogged from Jenny Hansen's Blog: In today's A-Z Challenge post, you knew the "C" couldn't be anything else, right? But I've got surpises for y'all!! TWO surprises as a matter of fact. Since this...
View ArticleSaturday's Share: Tiger Swallowtail Epiphany
Reblogged from shanjeniah: It's time again for Saturday's Share: Reflections and impressions inspired by images from the lovely chaos of everyday life. Three summers ago, I spent a lot of time cleaning...
View ArticleWriters Write by Alberta Ross
Reblogged from A Round of Words in 80 Days: I posted a while ago on the theindieexchange.com, I mentioned a budgerigar my sister once had. It was one of a pair. Flying loose in her dust-sheet clad...
View ArticleThe Butterfly Storm - An Interview with Kate Frost
Reblogged from Dreaming of Other Realms: One of the best things about the on-line writing community is making friends with other writers, and then getting to ask them all sorts of things about their...
View ArticleWorld Suicide Day: Preventing Tragic Loss
Reblogged from "CommuniCATE" Resources for Writers: I wasn't going to post this, as this week is crazy on the blog... but just reading suicide prevention stories has made me reconsider the value of...
View ArticleBrave New Bullying: Goodreads Gangs, Amazon Attacks---What Are Writers to Do?
Reblogged from Kristen Lamb's Blog: Today is a tad of a touchy subject, but in this New year, I want everyone to have a the greatest gift any of us can have…peace. Bullies, in my opinion, are among the...
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