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4 Reasons Why Book Trumps Movie

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

The Hunger Games was released in theaters on Friday, March 23. Like many others, I saw it on the same day. The reviews have since been rolling in. I personally enjoyed the film and give it a hearty thumbs-up . . … Continue reading →

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A (Mostly) Pantser Tries Plotting

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

Sometimes, it feels like a scene from West Side Story where two rival gangs meet in the dark alley and – after dancing around for a little while – square off for the fight. Who is the better gang? The … Continue reading →

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Friday Fiction: 4 Reasons Why Book Trumps Movie

Posted on May 6, 2011 by

You’ve been waiting for this moment for months!  You have purchased your ticket, bought your popcorn, found a seat in the exact center of the theater, and made it through twenty minutes of previews.  The film begins. Two hours later, … Continue reading →

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Friday Fiction: Firecracker Duds

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

So what’s that one book that everyone raved about, that you spent $20 on the hardcover to purchase or twelve weeks on the library waiting list to receive, that you opened with excited anticipation… only to finish and wonder what … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Sesquipedalianism

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

I love long, descriptive words that hint at their meaning.  Serendipity is surprisingly delightful every time it rolls off my tongue.  The word tentacles seems to reach and encircle me.  Rambunctious has a pop in the middle of the word … Continue reading →

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It Begins with a Hurricane

Posted on April 12, 2011 by

While 104 mile-per-hour winds rattled and ripped apart our roof and rain swirled and surged into our dining room, we slept soundlessly on the brass bed of a relative’s home.  Hurricane Ike was assaulting the shores of Southeast Texas, and … Continue reading →

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