The Cat's Out of the Bag: Idioms
Welcome to Amaze-ing Words Wednesday, where we enter the labyrinth of language and look for something interesting among the hedges. Today’s topic is in honor of our feline friends. I was going to do a post with idioms that included both…
Car, Cat, and the Number 7: Did I miss the end of #ROW80?
Today is March 23. Which means that ROW80 Round 1 completed yesterday, and I failed to put up a post either Wednesday or Thursday. I had great intentions of getting a lot of writing done at the very end and…
The Joy of Embarrassing Your Kids
Welcome to Deep-Fried Friday! Today’s topic will apply to you whether you are a parent or have been a child. That’s you. When I was a teenager, I thought I would curl up and die when I was walking with…
Miss Spelling Returns: Words that Get Confused
Welcome to Amaze-ing Words Wednesday. By popular demand — or simply because she asked — Miss Spelling has returned. Her insistence on making a reappearance stemmed from a nonfiction book she is reviewing. While the book itself is written well, a…
Commitment & #ROW80
So TV expert and fab writer Tiffany A. White recently gave her television show recommendations by night of the week. Her pick for Wednesday was Revenge — an ABC show about a “young woman who is welcomed into a community…
Reading Habits
Suspense author and fabulous blogger Stacy Green tagged me in a “Get to Know You” game. That makes me think of The King and I, and now my brain is off on a tangent of hearing Deborah Kerr sing “Getting…
Sarcastic Wednesday and #ROW80
I have a Hallmark online subscription. For $9.99 a year, I can send as many e-cards as I want. There are often themes for cards such as Maxine, the screaming Banshee (one of my favorites), and the one my whole…
If Twain Tweeted
Welcome (back) to Amaze-ing Words Wednesday! Here at Threading the Labyrinth, I take Wednesdays to head down a hedged path of the English language and discover something to share with you. I recently read a great post from Lydia Sharp, Back to Basics: Writing…
Cool or Clueless? #ROW80 Update
I tell my kids I’m hip and cool. But they don’t believe it. And now I realize, why should they? Here’s a snippet of conversation my husband and I had last week: Hubby: [reading news on computer] So Justin Timberlake…
I Know I Should Follow Your Blog But…
Welcome to Deep-Fried Friday, where my taste tends toward juicy and crispy thoughts. You’ll have to tell me whether today’s is more juicy or crispy to you. Last week, I wrote two days on my young adult novel. There are…