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Taking Stock
Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
I have a love/hate relationship with New Year’s and, especially, New Year’s Eve. The expectations involved with getting dressed up, going out, spending too much, drinking even more–those days are behind me. This year I am planning on spending it alone, surrounded by my different…
2014 in review
Originally posted on Miscellaneous & Recommendations:
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 930 times in 2014. If it were a cable car, it would take about 16 trips to carry that many…
And a Happy New Year!
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
Thanks to a particularly ill-timed stomach bug, I’ve spent most of the holidays, including Christmas, enjoying Electra’s lovely soups. Which is how I found out that Christmas dinner is not the same when you’re in bed with a bowl of hot minestrone instead of a turkey leg. Still, there is a silver…
December’s Ketchup
Originally posted on Shannon A. Thompson:
The Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. In 2014, www.ShannonAThompson.com was viewed about 45,000 times. It would take 17 sold-out performances for that many people to see it! WOW! I am blown away by all of your support this past year. If you would like to see the full, annual report, click here. My…
Snowed – Part 18
Originally posted on Dellani Oakes:
After his conversation with Chester, Mike goes over to see Jessamyn, only to find Molly sitting there too. She and Jesse feel compelled to lecture him about his behavior. Finally fed up, he loses his temper. “Okay!” I’d had it. “Enough! I’m sorry, okay? I was drunk, horny, happy for…
Intriguing Portrait of a Beloved Literary Character
Originally posted on readers+writers journal:
Blood, Love and Steel: A Musketeer’s Tale, by Jennifer M. Fulford: The Romantic Sequel to The Three Musketeers You don’t need to read “The Three Musketeers” to enjoy this first in the Musketeers Trilogy. He who loves not is but half man. Athos, the famed Musketeer, seeks the ultimate release from…
2014 – A Year Filled With Words
Originally posted on Library of Erana:
I can’t believe it will be 2015 in a few hours, where has the year gone?! So what has 2014 brought? Words! Knowledge! Friendship! It’s too many years for me to confess to since I left university but my thirst for knowledge hasn’t abated. As some of my followers…
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