Hot, sweaty, summer days are filled with things you can’t do other times of the year, things like going on a beach vacation, weeding and harvesting, canning, swimming outdoors, catching fireflies, going camping, spending time with friends, and so on.
So perhaps it makes no logical sense that this prompts is really about winter. (more…)
You may be familiar with the movie Lucy. While the rest of us use only ten percent of our brain, the protagonist Lucy goes beyond the bounds of biology and uses more than ten percent of her brain, giving her extra powers the rest of us only wish we could have.
The movie’s original tagline (which has since been replaced) is this: “The average person uses 10% of their brain capacity. Imagine what she could do with 100%.”
Great premise. It’s the stuff of exciting and sometimes provocative stories.
You’ve heard it before—that we use only ten percent of our brain. How true is this assertion? (more…)
“What a circus act we women perform every day of our lives. Look at us. We run a tightrope daily, balancing a pile of books on the head. Baby-carriage, parasol, kitchen chair, still under control. Steady now!” -Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Anne Morrow Lindbergh knew what she was talking about. Married to the highly popular aviator Charles Lindbergh, Anne balanced marriage, social obligations, motherhood, learning (more…)
You probably are used to your parents limiting the time you can spend on social media: texting, tweeting, watching movies and YouTube, checking in on Instagram, and gaming. Now doctors are in on it, too.
The American Academy of Pediatrics believes limits should be set on [>>]
I just learned something new today. When a product or service outlives its usefulness, it’s called “end of life” or EOL. Who knew?
I learned this when a company that provides a service to my Website emailed to tell me they are discontinuing that particular service because they believe it is no longer needed.
That made me think of other products or services that have reached the end of their usefulness or are obsolete. Top of the list: (more…)
You want to create a character for your story, but you’re stuck. You can’t think of one.
Keep reading to find out one trick that will give you oodles of ideas.
As readers, we find out about characters by what they do and say, what others say about them, what they look like, and what they wear. For instance, if a character (more…)
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