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What is your all time favorite “Phenomenon” inspired go-to?
What is your all time favorite “Phenomenon” inspired go-to?
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The Best Way to Celebrate Halloween
Halloween is almost here! All across the country, families big and small, grown and young are gearing up for trick or treating, house decorations, and parties. While the neighborhood we currently live in doesn’t do much in the way of celebrating (Rural roads can be like that), I remember the neighborhood we grew up in…
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Trailer Parks and Pixie Punch? A Strange and Delicious Mix!
Trailer Parks and Pixie Punch? A Strange and Delicious Mix!
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Do You Love Writers’ Conferences?
If you do and live near the Chicago area (or don’t mind flying or driving a bit), you can’t go wrong with the In the Trenches Writers’ Conference coming up in November! Lectures, workshops, pitch sessions, and the networking opportunities afforded to those who attend the “barcon” during the after-hours will all be worth the…
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What’s the Best Music to Write, Study, and Work To?
What helps you concentrate? Do you need absolute silence? Do you prefer the soft buzz of static and other white noise? Do you like being in a crowded coffee shop or tavern? Or do you need some kind of music to tickle the ears while you write, study, or tackle a work project? For me,…
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The Best Horror Stories Are…?
Supernatural. Psychological. Splatter. Comedic. Science gone wrong (Or right, depending on your perspective). Zombies. The kinds of horror stories out there in the shadowy wilds vary as much in content as they do in medium. While it’s not typically a genre that I go out of my way for, I’d be lying if I said…
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Have you ever thought that life could be more exciting?
Have you ever thought that life could be more exciting?
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Why We Love Contests and Conflict
As a general rule, humans love a good contest. Whether it’s a spelling bee (do any schools do those anymore?), an artistic contest, a fishing competition, or an MMA match, each of these involve contestants stepping into the figurative (or literal!) arena. They do so to pit their skills and experience against others, in order…
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