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Do I even want to write another book?
Three months ago, I penned a post entitled "the one where I get off the internet and start writing fiction again." When I published that post, my day job was in a pretty demanding state and I realized I would only have time for one creative hobby - I decided that hobby was writing my Utopian novel.
By Elle Griffin4 years ago in Journal
A Cineaste's Resolution
I don’t deserve my eyes. It’s a thought that zigzags across the multi-colored void of my eyelids after any self-induced migraine, while I use the bedsheets to seal off incoming noise and oxygen. Sometimes I think staring up at the general direction of the pain will make it subside, and sometimes it works. I don’t know the science behind this, but like many unknowns, it probably chalks up to placebo. Ignorance as aid. That pill didn’t make the pain disappear, we did, in believing pills are magic. I’m gonna give my children a mint whenever they complain of headache. The attention is what counts, like a mother’s kiss on their baby’s split finger.
By Michael Acciarino4 years ago in Journal
Why I Will Not Be Accepting Pledges on Vocal
Hello, world of Vocal. I hope you’re all well and are keeping safe during these weird times. I just wanted to touch base and write a little post about Vocal’s new feature: Pledges. And why I will not be partaking in it, or ever accepting pledges from the people who read my work.
By Rebecca Smith4 years ago in Journal
I'm a NaNoWriMo 2021 LOSER
All month I’ve been getting promotions from NaNoWriMo encouraging me to order my 2021 “NaNoWriMo Winner!” t-shirt. Their bright and chirpy email enthused: “You've spent the last few weeks focused on your novel, getting your ideas on the page, and writing with others around the globe. We want to be the first to congratulate you on your upcoming win. You've got this! Celebrate your novel, and order your 2021 winner shirt today!” While I had purchased a bunch of merch when I first signed up, this was a shirt that I wasn't going to buy. Not right now, not this year, for one simple reason: I won't be winning NaNoWriMo in 2021.
By Allison Rice4 years ago in Journal
Lets Do Something New
👋🏾 There, my fellow people of the God Sparing Internet, What’s Gucci?? . Here was are; at least at the moment of this posting, looking down the barrel of the second greatest holiday in American Culture. Thanksgiving.. Thats right my friends, Its three days in counting. Waiting patiently for the kin folks to begin stinking up our abodes with the smells of Turkey, Ham, stuffing, and other deliciousness, forcing us to retreat to Sewer deposit room. How about Black Friday? Anyone trying to checkout some of them deals in these streets? -or- does the pandemic still have ya broke? According to the site finder, “28% of American adults, or an estimated 72.4 million people, plan to shop end-of-year sales like Black Friday this year.” Mostly Women, 29% saying they plan to make a purchase compared to 27% of men. Could it be because the men are broke from their ladies? 🤷🏾♂️ People between ages 35 and 44; or 34% plan to be about that shopping life, Meanwhile, just 24% of those ages 25 to 34 and 65 are like bring me the leftovers, I can make meals for at least the next week.
By Erik DeSean Barrett4 years ago in Journal
The World is Experiencing a Bad Case of Post Pandemic Blues
It would be an understatement to say that the Covid 19 Pandemic disrupted our world in ways that would have been unimaginable even a couple of years ago. What started as a local outbreak in Wuhan, China, morphed into a highly virulent and hugely dislocating Pandemic, thanks to our interconnected world. In a way, Covid 19 was globalization’s curse on the entire world, just like The Great Recession of 2008, on the Global Financial System. Hence, it is unsurprising that nations worldwide closed their borders, banned international travel, and quarantined even the trickle of travelers who were either evacuated or permitted under emergency conditions. Moreover, given that our globalized world contributed to the spread of the virus and the many variants, countries were quick to turn inward, much like India that adopted an Atmanirbhar Policy or a Nation First economic approach.
By Rammohan Susarla4 years ago in Journal
Friday The 13th, Norse Mythology, and Triskaidekaphobia
Triskaidekaphobes beware! It’s Friday the 13th. In case you were wondering, triskaidekaphobia is the “fear of the number 13” according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. The word first appeared in print sometime in the late 1800s. No one is really sure if it was used prior to that, but someone came up with it. And some doctor diagnosed it.
By Beth Freely5 years ago in Journal
Twins Day Festival 2021 Held in Twinsburg, Ohio
Twins Day Festival 2021 was held in Twinsburg, Ohio, it started on Friday August 6th and will continue through Sunday August 8th. It will include lots of events. There will be a golf , volleyball , and cornhole tournaments. Lot's of food and fireworks. And the main event the Double Take Parade.
By Steve Lance5 years ago in Journal
