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October 13, 2022
A Dry Pants World (We All Just Live In)
/short story – surreal comedy/ Written by Dany Tanner Part I DP Airlines Flight 96 from McCool Junction, Nebraska to Paris, was droning somewhere over the Indian Ocean when Bobby finally got the nerve up to speak to the attractive young woman next to him. “Hi,” he coughed. His throat was hoarse,
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October 9, 2022
Do Animals Think?
One day, as I gobbled up my lunch, I looked down and saw the uncomfortable yet familiar image of my dog watching me eat with begging puppy eyes. I stopped mid-chew and wondered, “How long has he been there, waiting patiently for a scrap of food? I hope he doesn’t consider me
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October 7, 2022
The Story of Harmless Bullet
Day 33 The New Wife /absurdist comedy/ The jangling melody from a glowing screen woke me up. I cleared my throat, expecting to hear the voice of the Second Assistant, then rolled over the flawless, naked body of Mrs. Vegas – a gentle soul from Rsa, full of frantic tricks in the field
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October 6, 2022
Building Self-Confidence: How To Feel Good About Your Writing
Let’s face it… It doesn’t matter if you’re JK Rowling or a budding high school journal writer. If you write for an audience, you’ve probably faced doubts about your craft at one point or the other in the past. The disease of poor writing confidence ails us all, and even when we
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October 4, 2022
Welcome to the truth: Dostoevsky
We used to believe that Dostoevsky had always been the beacon of Russian literature. How else could it be? He’s always belonged to the pantheon of great Russian writers: Tolstoy, Gogol, and Chekhov. Well, not everything is as it seems. Great recognition only came to Dostoyevsky and his books after a delay
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October 2, 2022
A small portion of Raynotbradbury’s news: blog updates
I hope this post will motivate you to keep blogging, to show or share something meaningful, different, and bright with the world (7,753 billion people). The “right” people make us believe that everything is possible. And they are out there, browsing the vast space of Google. Keep the faith! Things take time,
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October 1, 2022
Writing Advice From Famous (Beautiful) Authors
I just finished reading the book, Beautiful Writers by Linda Sivertsen. She runs the Book Mama website and the Beautiful Writers Podcast. In the book, she shares her writing journey and sparks each page with remarkable and honest advice from famous authors we admire. As a young writer in Los Angeles, Linda Sivertsen
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September 29, 2022
The Story of Harmless Bullet
Day 32 In the teeth of lost memory /absurdist comedy/ Do you remember the words of Henry Miller? “Life’s wildest moment — she kneels on the sidewalk. Everything else she does is lies, lies, lies.” This is how I felt — used by every woman I’ve met so far, especially by Mrs.
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September 27, 2022
The Power of Positive Change
Based on the book “Build for Tomorrow” by Jason Feifer (Editor in Chief of Entrepreneur) We all know the saying: “To say goodbye is to die a little!” Just when life seems to be rolling, something happens, and then there we are – with zilch – right back where we started. Life somehow
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September 25, 2022
Author Interviews: Ryan Uytdewilligen
Can I start with a personal question, Ryan? What was your family like, growing up? I grew up on a family farm outside of Coaldale, Alberta, Canada. Tiny one-stoplight town. Everyone knew everyone. I was a 4-H member. But I was also an only child and my mom loved movies. So, I
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