If your 2011 was anything like mine, it’s sucked pretty hard core. There were certainly some high points, but for the majority of the 365 last days, it was low after low after low. But, life is one big series of peaks and valleys and I’m pretty sure a peak is in sight. I hate making resolutions because I...
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This is a bit of a different type of the “What’s on my Bookshelf” post, but since the year is winding down I thought I’d list my favorites. Once SarahBella proposed the 50 Book Challenge at the end of 2010, I knew I was going to have to step up my reading game. I am not sure if I completed the challenge, but...
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I took in Breaking Dawn Part 1 opening weekend at the 10pm show on Saturday night. I went with THE friend, the one who actually first told be about the Twilight series. I would say it had almost come full circle, but it’s only Breaking Dawn Part 1, so I have to hold off on that phrase for awhile. Breaking Dawn was…well,...
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Left Right A Short History of Veteran's Day From Willits News: On the “11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month” in 1918, the sounds of battle ceased all across Europe, ending the “Great War.” Although the United States was a newcomer to...
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Well, I’m cheating. It’s a funny thing, how the first Tuesday of the month always sneaks up on me, despite the fact that my column has been on the first Tuesday of the month for 2 years and it’s highlighted in the master schedule. Nevertheless, it snuck up on me again this month, and I really didn’t know...
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Who here has written Fan Fiction of any sort? I’ll pretend I can see a bunch of you raising your hand. Who here has fallen in love with the art of writing and has decided to branch away and try writing something of your own making? Who here has been calling it “Original Fiction”? Yeah, me too. But, apparently,...
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I’ve been working on my novel in some incarnation or another for about a year now. After I bowed out of fan fiction and decided I wanted to write something that was my own creation, I was really excited. And I still am excited, it’s just not an easy task! One of the most difficult things for me to do is write an...
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Last month, I talked about working on my own original fiction novel and that is really kind of over stating things. It’s currently July 6th and I don’t think I’ve written anything since probably June 21st…maybe. I want to write, but obviously I don’t want to write enough, or instead of working on...
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I’m sure you are all probably sick of yet another blogger and former fan fic writer talking about how they are working on their own Original Fiction, right? Well, that’s precisely what I am about to say. *lol* So, I’m currently working on my own original material right now. And by working on, I mean I have the...
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It’s true, this book isn’t paranormal, fantasy, dystopian or anything of the like. It’s just plain YA fiction. Every now and then I have to cleanse my reading palette from vampires, elves and totalitarian governments and read something that’s just plain normal. 13 Reasons Why is a heartbreaking book that...
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Raise your hand if you remember the TV show My So-Called Life. *raises hand* Now, raise your hand if you remember how “real and authentic” the show was called by critics? *raises hand* And raise your hand if you were upset that it got cancelled, and not just because Jordan Catalano was so hot. *raises hand again* At ...
read moreA friend of mine is an English Literature teacher. Several years back, when we were in our twenties, I remember talking to her about a book we had both read and I told her I didn’t like it. She asked why; when I responded it was because it didn’t have a happy ending, she said, “you are what one of my...
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