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Thought Monkey
by Warren on March 20, 2016I was always fascinated with the idea which I heard growing up that our ideas are like monkeys. If we do not hold on to good ideas, they just swing away into the trees like monkeys. Later I read about ... more
Ghostly Attachment Issues
by JulianColeman on March 14, 2016I have a shiny bike. It’s pink with a little white wicker basket. I call it the grandma bike. So no, I’m not a cycling enthusiast. You won’t see me hunched over the handlebars wearing slick shor ... more
Stephen King and I
by JulianColeman on March 09, 2016Stephen King is my friend. He just doesn’t know it. Let’s face it, he just doesn’t know me. But he saved me, nonetheless. I grew up in the housing projects. Enough said, right? Want a dream kill ... more
Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing: Annotated
by JhawkerRon on March 08, 2016Every so often I find it useful to take a look at the late Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing. It is sage advice from a master. Every writer should read these rules and remember them. I’m doi ... more
Shameful Black Social Issue
by ealha525 on March 08, 2016"Who Is Clarence Mckinsey?" (Readers Favorite 5 star reviews; available at www.whoisclarencemckinsey.com) is an effort to identify the inescapable horrors confronting the imprisoned segment of our bla ... more
South City Mosaic: Life On Alaska by Glenn Sartori
by coldcoffee March 07, 2016Sit back in your favorite chair and revisit my early years with me. I have been a lifelong resident of St. Louis and grew up in the South City on a street called Alaska. My grade school adventures wil ... more
Some Thoughts on Writing
by JhawkerRon on March 07, 2016I have been writing, in one form or another, for most of my life. I learned the techniques and skills of writing by toiling for almost 30 years in the relentless and stressful world of journalism. ... more
Introduction
by GRWilliamson on March 06, 2016Howdy, As a way of introduction, I would like to say I'm proud to be an Old-West historian, a western writer and a born storyteller. My publishing background includes: three non-fiction books on ... more
Home Alone, or am I?
by JulianColeman on March 06, 2016When my husband goes on a business trip and I’m usually all alone in a big and old house. It’s been around for more than a century and I suspect folks have died in it. That’s my suspicion and Iâ ... more
Don’t Write the Obit for Newspapers Yet
by JhawkerRon on February 25, 2016When I began my career in journalism, it was with newspapers. First, there was the University Daily Kansan, the student newspaper at the University of Kansas, where I toiled as a reporter, then Sport ... more