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Today I’m excerpting from The Etiquette of Today:A Complete Guide to Correct Manners, and Social Customs in Use Among Educated and Refined People of America, by Marshall Everett, 1902.

As long as the crape veil and crape trimmed gown are worn a woman should refrain from participation in all social...

I went with my family this past weekend to see the musicalMamma Mia!which, in case you’ve never heard of it, is framed around songs by ABBA, a Swedish pop group that became popular back in the 1970s. The chances are pretty good that I would never have remembered ABBA, much less been familiar with...

We all want to have our homes radiating festive spirit for the holidays but we also want time to kick back and read all those Christmas novels… Here’s a very quick way to decorate your table for the holidays that you can throw together with just a quick trip to the craft store.

I prefer th...

Published: December 9, 2019

Chapter 15

ERICA

It took a moment for Erica to respond. The glow of the phone’s blacklight pierced her eyes as she watched Jax’s name on the screen. She chewed on her bottom lip, caught between being hopelessly awkward and feeling terribly guilty for being with some...

Colaboración con eldiario.es.

¿Debería la ley obligar por sistema a los padres a vacunar a sus hijos ante el resurgimiento de enfermedades infecciosas como el sarampión, la tosferina o la difteria en diferentes lugares? Esta pregunta está sobre la mesa en diferentes países a lo largo del mu...

Och okres nominacji do najważniejszych nagród, czas w którym odkrywamy ilu filmów jeszcze nie widzieliśmy a ile obejrzymy tylko dlatego, że dostały nominację. Zgodnie z tradycją omawiam je wszystkie, ponieważ – cóż, niektórzy z nas są nieco uzależnieni od sezonu nagród i tych emocji jakie ze sobą...

After spending the last eighteen-plus months focused on providing college technology students with a step-by-step resource to jumpstart their career, Internship Mastery has launched.Internship Mastery: The Technology Student's Guide to Crushing Your Internship and Launching Your Career is availab...

I wrote an ode to personal websites for one of my faves, 24ways. Featuring inspiring (and rights-respecting) websites from people whose work I love and respect. Also including a festive sprinkling of Site.js, which is making my development life much easier.

I love the little festive summary they w...

There’s nothing like a colorful description to transport you from your favorite comfortable reading spot right into the middle of a book’s action. I love when an author is able to use language in such an immersive way. But my favorite literary color has always been gray.

I read a lot. I don’t disc...

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Power is restored with a smoky haze of ozone. The robot sees an old woman.

“The war ended long ago,” she says. “You’re not my slave. You’re free to go, or stay. The machine and human nations are gone. Only survivors, and a world in need of healing, remain.”

Copyright 2019 by Jaso...

You have probably been surfing on Youtube and been interrupted by the commercial to sign up for a Master Class with a legend in the fields of creative passions whether that be films, art, photography, writing, design, sports, culinary–masterclass.com features the legends of their arena and offers...

April 2019 an idea popped into my head! One of those ideas that hits you like a two-ton heavy thing — it’s clear as day and stops you in your tracks unable to say pretty much anything other than “Oh … WOW!“ What was this idea??? To write an e-book using the four free recipes … Continue reading Fr...

GOOOOOOD MORNING! How are we doing? It has been a little while since I have posted, I took a short hiatus for Thanksgiving as well as last week for something other cool things going on in life, but I am back baby I’m back. Oh yes. Back, rejuvenated and ready to roll.

Not a long intr...

Receiving edits is hard. Which is why this week’s post is about tips for working with editors.

Did you know I am an editor?

Freelance, academic, fiction, etc. I’ve done some interesting gigs in my time helping others best craft their words. It is...

Reinhard Bonnke, one of the greatest generals of evangelism the world has ever known, has gone home to glory—but not without leaving us many lessons for life and ministry.

Bonnke told me he went from “zero to hero,” which is an accurate portrayal of the youngest son of a preacher from a small vi...