Review: The Life We Bury By Allen Eskens This novel is a thriller about a college student named Joe Talbert. He must write a biography on an elderly person, so he goes to a nursing home and meets a man named Carl Iverson, a Vietnam veteran who is a convicted murderer and rapist. Iverson served …
Peripherals
Being a writer isn't always glamorous. In fact, it's not glamorous at all, at least not while you are actually writing. But there is an extra lot of components to writing besides the actual stories or essays, or whatever it is you write. I call these components peripherals, and they are just as necessary as …
The Zombie Phenomena
This morning I had all intentions of writing something of artistic, creative & loving value. And then came the computer, Silicon Valley's Satan. Its developers' dossier: techie squeelers, billing trailers, secret gateway soldiers, identity shifters, and all sorts of negative technical TRICKS in which they are capable of keeping themselves masked and anonymous while robbing …
Today is One of those Days…
I don't care what the medical institute says, I don't believe in BiPolar illness, why? I will tell you. It contradicts Hypersensitive Personality, How? I will tell you. Hypersensitivity is supposedly a natural phenomenon and is found in 20% of the world population (just reiterating what I read). Hypersensitivity is a personality kind, a way …
…And Just like That…
by Lydia Nolan  January 18, 2021 ...And just like that... our lives were sealed. We would not make it out of this one. Sure, we all have to die someday. But how many of us really live before we die? I sure haven't. You might say, I did it to myself. We all do it …
Native Roots are Sometimes not Healthy
People are always talking about "remember where you came from" on the one hand. On the other hand people are always reprimanding "don't live in the past, but stay present." Now, these two phrases seem contradictory don't they? They could become combative at some point in time, as well. For example, as one gets older …
How to Warm Up a Cold Brain
Often I awake feeling numb as a sheet of paper awaiting its creator for form, content--just anything. Â But its context first, or is it content first? Now is my time to wet the sheet with words; instructions and inhalation's of my surroundings, as evidence of life yesterday and the day before--and today of course. I …
Grammaphobia
I have committed myself to a claim and this is it: NOTHING is worse for a Nazi Grammarian than having to read a text, post or email with insurmountable errors in grammar. Especially when I am receiving such communication from someone who claims to be an author. If this is the case, it is not …
I’m a Sap for Strugglers…
Yes. That's right. I'm a Sap for strugglers. Maybe because I'm one. I feel like I've been struggling all my life. I'm sure many or most people feel that way too. Maybe that's why people feel the need to come to others' rescue. If they've never struggled they may not understand what others are going …
13 Ways to be Mentally Strong (with some planning)
While I have posted this a very long time ago, I think it bears repeating because whether or not we admit it, being forced to stay within four walls and being forced to not be able to visit physically with family or friends can take its toll upon our psyches, and we can get depressed. …
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