Category: Blog
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Distracted
As I drive around, there is a temptation. A temptation to yell, scream, to throw my hands in the air in dismay. At every junction there appears to be someone who does something that can only be described as stupid and dangerous. This many people can’t not know how to drive. And we all on…
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The Updates of June
It’s June. The weather is oscillating between really pleasant to unbearably hot (above 80). Mostly, there has been little rain, making it simultaneously nice in that there is little humidity, but terrible as I watch my lawn turn brown and my flowers scream out for water. Such is the life of an adult, concerned about…
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Short and Long Breaths in Writing
Somewhere between 0 and 7,500 words are the official limits to a short story. Generally, that number is north of 6, but whether it is 7,500 words or 40,000 words as the top end, no one seems to be wholly in agreement on. Now, I found plenty of resources that described a short story as…
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Words to Ponder #6
“Our frustration is greater when we have much and want more than when we have nothing and want some. We are less dissatisfied when we lack many things than when we seem to lack but one thing.” Eric Hoffer in “The True Believer” This book is one of those books that is full of great…
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Rest and Relaxation
Relaxation. It is a need. Almost a must-have in today’s society, where everything feels like it is moving at speeds that could strip the skin off one’s flesh were they not careful. Some would place relaxation within this overarching new fad of “self-care”, where an industry has popped up with everything from aroma therapy, self-massagers,…
Jeremy C Kester 