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Every Story’s Ending Is Just a New Beginning
Originally posted on Meg Dowell Writes: It’s kind of freaking me out how many things I like are ending in the next two weeks. There are multiple podcasts I love that are releasing their final episodes by the end of 2019. And possibly the most important movie of the decade is “ending” the Star Wars…
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Looking toward the weekend
Originally posted on Entertaining Stories: I doubt I’m going to do any writing between now and the new year. It could happen, but it’s not high on my list. We have tickets to the new Star Wars movie tomorrow, and that’s my focus now. We’ll probably catch up on The Mandalorian sometime, too. While we’re…
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Book Talk 12/20/19: Tomi Adeyemi’s Children of Blood & Bone Traci Kenworth
Book Talk 12/20/19: Tomi Adeyemi’s Children of Blood & Bone Traci Kenworth Children of Blood & Bone by Tomi Adeyemi. Henry Holt & Co. Mar. 6, 2018. Amazon’s blurb: With five starred reviews, Tomi Adeyemi’s West African-inspired fantasy debut, and instant #1 New York Times Bestseller, conjures a world of magic and danger, perfect for fans of…
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Humor & Fun: Video Games Traci Kenworth – country-lane-home-at-the-cottage
Humor & Fun: Video Games Traci Kenworth Even though you want to, you don’t usually play games alone. Sooner or later, your friends come to call and end your solo game and launch it into some sort of war strategy or car race. Games require the patience of a saint. If you don’t hold on…
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Humor & Fun: For the Home in a Fairytale Traci Kenworth – country-lane-home-at-the-cottage
Humor & Fun: For the Home in a Fairytale Traci Kenworth 1, Quality straw. Built tough enough to keep your house from blowing in. 2. Potion for the one and only. After all, she needs to shrink to fit inside that door. 3. Apples. Sweet, red apples. Pleasant to the eye. When extended by the…
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Whitby Weekend: Inside the church at Lythe…
Beautiful! The Silent Eye Stuart and I had been to Lythe before, some years ago, early in our travels, sent to the little church by a friend. The church is dedicated to St Oswald, a figure we have come upon again and again in recent years. Born around 604, he was king of Northumbria from…
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The 12 Best Things About Being a Beginning Writer
Originally posted on Meg Dowell Writes: 1. All the ideas! Many writers struggle with the fear or dilemma that they have “run out” of ideas. One of the great things about being a beginner is that you haven’t had the chance to work on any of the many ideas in your head yet. Your workspace…
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Set Up a Command Post Inside Your Character’s Head
Source: Set Up a Command Post Inside Your Character’s Head
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Three Views of a Recipe Sunday Traci Kenworth – country-lane-home-at-the-cottage
Three Views of a Recipe Sunday adapted from Pillsbury Traci Kenworth Santa Pizza Ingredients: Crescent dough, g.f. or regular Pizza sauce (to serve alongside) Mozarella cheese Pepperoni Green (or pimentos) & Black Olives Heat oven to 375 degrees. Bake dough ten mins. Turn on side. Use cup or circle sugar cookie cutter (small) to cut…