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Grand Finale
It’s that time, folks! I think most kids outgrow things. I’ve outgrown socks before (mostly when they get too dirty to keep wearing) and I outgrew a Star Wars phase … and lots of other phases … and lots of other things I can’t think of right now because I outgrew them too long ago.…
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“Master” Bladesmith (Prop builder …)
Well…Yeah! Hi, it’s me. I’m not telling a fictional story this time, but even though it’s true, I think the story is pretty interesting. I’m going to be making a sword for the cover of my book. That is to say, I’m not making a real sword, but it’s going to look darn real, and…
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Paul, the Teacher’s Pet
Part 2 __ A short story by Carter Pierce __ The spider wasn’t in its web, and that could only mean one thing. It was somewhere else. In the following seconds, which seemed to last an eternity, I became aware of the uncanny feeling I was being watched. It was absolutely terrifying. I wanted to…
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Paul, the Teacher’s Pet
Part 1 __ A short story by Carter Pierce __ Well, most people think of a teacher’s pet as a kid at school whom all the teachers love, and all the children hate. A teacher’s pet knows every subject inside and out, always behaves, says nice things to adults and sticks their tongue out at…
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Color Vs Emotions
Sources: Cherry, K. (2020, May 28). Color Psychology: Does It Affect How You Feel? Verywell well. https://www.verywellmind.com/color-psychology-2795824 Vetter, C. (2019, December 5). The effects of colors on behavior. Neurofied. https://neurofied.com/effects-of-color-on-behavior/ Cherry, Kendra. “Can Color Affect Your Mood and Behavior?” Verywell Mind, Verywell Mind, 28 May 2020, https://www.verywellmind.com/color-psychology
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Learning a New Instrument!
“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” ― Plato Is music something in life that you can’t go without? For me it definitely is! Just relaxing, listening to some contemporary music, and thinking about my day is a way that I wish that…
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The Benefits of Journaling
There are many things in this world that can take a turn for the worse. Relationships, medication, your job, friendships, the weather, and so much more. Oddly enough, when these things happen, we tend to focus on the bad and ugly things rather than the good. So, can journaling take away these issues? Not necessarily,…
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8 Sites for Writers
NaNoWriMo https://nanowrimo.org This is probably one that a lot of people know about and/or have participated in. NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. You can’t necessarily publish your works through NaNoWriMo. It’s built for keeping track of your progress with multiple helpful statistics, including day-by-day word count, lifetime word count, total projects, etc. It’s…
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The Duel
___________________________________________________________ This short story was contributed by guest writer Dauntless Jacobson __________________________________________________________ “. . . And then I knocked his sword aside and bopped him on the head with my foil,” Luke laughed as he recounted the duel with exaggerated hand and feet movements. “I can’t believe he thought he could beat me.” The other…
Reflections of Renaissance 