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February 21, 2018
Escaping with Books ~ or ~ Escaping into Books
[image error] Welcome to the ongoing Conversation…
The alternative in the title of this post may not seem as dichotomous as some would demand; but it’s subtle for a reason…
And because a tactic I used yesterday seemed well-received, I’ll share the etymology of dichotomy:
c. 1600, from Greek dichotomia “a cutting in half,” from dicha “in two, asunder” (related to dis“twice,” from PIE root *dwo- “two”) + temnein “to cut” (from PIE root *tem- “to cut”).
And, here’s the definition from the OED:
A division or...
February 20, 2018
A Non-Political Thinking “Out Loud” about What’s Wrong with the World . . .
The first thing that’s wrong with the world—well, my world—is that WordPress still hasn’t fixed their reblog buttons… [image error]
The discussion in the forums is turning a bit desperate and slightly nasty…
The brand of WordPress I’m talking about is the free version—what this blog runs on…
So, why should folks be so upset when something provided free to them is having problems?
Perhaps because WordPress advertises how many blogs use it—millions—which advertisement gives people the “message” that it’s a...
February 19, 2018
Am I Authoring My Life or Are Others Writing It for Me?
[image error] There’s a conversation going on here…
It began on February 12th and continued on the 14th…
So far, the conversation has been about an author’s conversation with the world and having a conversation on this blog :-)
Reader Comments on the 14th:
“I like the idea of blogs being a conversation rather than a monologue.”
“I think every author stands at that window of trust and wonders if it’s possible to jump and land unhurt. In a way, we are all shouting into the emptiness of bookspace and lis...
February 18, 2018
Digging into My #Archives . . .
WordPress still hasn’t been able to return the reblog buttons to its users; and, many folks are dealing with major issues since reblogging is a primary part of their routine… [image error]
A brighter reflection:
Tomorrow, our new Blogging as Conversation continues…
If you want to contribute, visit last Wednesday’s post :-)
And, there’s another option for you in a brief moment…
So… my song and dance, to add something of value to your day, will be to pirouette in and warble from the depths of this blog—the...
February 17, 2018
“If We Don’t Have Our Dreams, We Have Nothing”
Well, I went to reblog a very good post and there was no reblog button… [image error]
I checked a bunch more of the posts I’ve bookmarked for reblogging—no buttons…
I checked the WordPress forum—no help…
Searched—nothing…
I hope the buttons return tomorrow…
But, I just finished watching a movie about not giving up on a dream…
So, without a review, though you could find one if you searched…
And, with only the words I used in an email to my Best Friend:
“Laugh, Cry, Wonder, Dream, Worry, Triumph… …just watc...
February 16, 2018
Friday Story Bazaar ~ Tale Seventy-Eight
Personal Diary of a Lunatic
by
Alexander M Zoltai
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March 2025:
This is my diary for folks back on Earth. We’ve been up here now for five years. We got here because an Entrepreneur decided to use his rocket company to secure a future for Earth…
Of course, anybody who reads this, if I ever send it back to Earth, will know why we came here; but, they won’t know how things have changed…
And, yes, I’m a “lunatic”—we all decided we are, ‘cause it originally meant “of the Moon”…
I like the...
February 15, 2018
#BookPromotion ? ~ Here’s THE Book :-)
[image error] Forgoing a re-blog today—finding my return from the psychological sabbatical is giving me much more I want to write about…
And, I encourage you to get into the Stream of my new Project of creating Conversations in my Monday and Wednesday posts—check out this past Wednesday’s post and join the Conversation before this coming Monday :-)
So, there’s a book I’m working my way through right now—“working through” as in doing what’s recommended…
Yes, it’s about “book promotion” (if you use that ter...
February 14, 2018
#BlogPosts as #Conversations
[image error] Two days ago, I began a restoration of my commitment to regular blogging after a month-long psychological sabbatical (though I was re-blogging during that break…).
In Monday’s post, I said:
“I want to enlist my readers, you and you and you, in a long-term project…
“I’m hoping my regular readers at first, then, perhaps, folks who happen in, will begin commenting on the Monday and Wednesday posts, in a way that creates ‘bridging ideas’ that I can carry into my next original post—either your th...
February 13, 2018
#Recommended Site for #Writers
[image error] I’m forgoing the regular re-blog today because I was interviewed about my writing life and works on Literative.
The new me-the-blogger will return tomorrow and you can help inspire what I write in the comments of this post…
The interviewer from Literative was Rachel Richey; and, I found the experience painless and enjoyable.
When we were through, I asked her if there were any specifics about Literative that she’d liked mentioned in this post.
She said:
“We do interviews, contests, and blog a...
February 12, 2018
Getting Back into the Stream . . .
I find it crazily refreshing that I began my blogging today with the re-blog just before this post… [image error]
I’ve been spending the past month regaining my blogging bearings, as well as deeper levels of stability.
Back on January 7th, I wrote:
“Something has happened that has shattered my emotional life…
“I cannot write…
“I don’t know how long this time away will last—perhaps forever…”
Time, as it inexorably will, moved on and by January 21st I was able to do a “real” post that shared some of what I...
