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The “What If” Fiend Unmasked
Today there is a plague upon my house. Flashes of a gloomy visage pass in the mirror. Cloven hooves tap tap tap across the kitchen floor. Steam makes the radiator hiss or, is that rattle something far more ominous?
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Tagged advice, empathy, fear, human frailty, mind chatter, negative emotions, psychology, self doubt, writer
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My Bat-Shit-Insane Menagerie Of Truth – Revealed
I think the election season we just witnessed makes it pretty clear that life is surely stranger than fiction, wouldn’t you agree? Witches, Nazi reenactments, secret Muslims yes, it’s quite the bouillabaisse of absurdity bubbling in our country. But you … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertising, Australian outback, Brownies, childhood memory, Dating, Donna Summer, Dracula, Fiction, Girl Scouts, H.R. Pufnstuff, Horror Movies, Humor, Lies, Mommy Shorts, Pierced Ears, Teenagers, Truth, Vampires, Wallpaper, writer
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Your Halloween Cauldron of Silliness
Halloween or Samhain was a celtic tradition. Villagers would gather to celebrate the change of seasons. A time they believed when the wall between the spirit and mortal worlds grew thin. A time when suburban mothers who couldn’t really sew, … Continue reading
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Tagged All Souls Day, Ashrita Furman, Bobbing for Apples, Celtic traditions, childhood memory, chocolate, Claptrap, Copacetic, Costumes, Divination, Fortune telling, Halloween, history, Humor, Mommy Shorts, Nutcrack Night, rituals, Samhain, Trick or Treat, world record, writer
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Some Bloody Gruesome Characters for Halloween
Yesterday in the midst of working on today’s post a challenge presented itself on twitter, courtesy of Frank Delaney. The chance to write up the creepiest character studies I could, using the prerequisite twitter 140 characters. I must say my … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlas Obscura, Character Studies, Fiction, Frank Delaney, Halloween, Horror, writing, Zombies
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In Case This Writing Thing Doesn’t Pan Out…
I’m considering alternative employment. Which one do you prefer? You can find more options by clicking here.
Posted in Alternative Careers
Tagged career, contortionist, fakir, human oddities, Humor, job, photos, side show, writer
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The Pied Piper I Ain’t
Somewhere, deep in the bowels of New York city, the roaches are teaching adult education classes to the mice and I thought you should know. A thousand years ago when I moved here, I knew full well I would have … Continue reading
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Tagged apartment, Humor, knight, Manhattan, mouse, New York City, New Yorker, roach, suburbanite, writer
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Sensitive Skin, One Reason I’m Not A Prima Ballerina
Sometime around the age of four I became obsessed with ballerinas. I don’t know if it was the tutu or the toe shoes or the reenacted fairy tales but for whatever reason, I was intrigued. The only thing I wanted … Continue reading
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Tagged ballet, childhood, chocolate, Humor, inspiration, Jewish, news, spontaneity, tutu, writer, writing, Xmas
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In Case This Writing Thing Doesn’t Pan Out…
I’m considering alternative employment. For more options click here.
Posted in Alternative Careers
Tagged career, human oddities, Humor, job, photos, side show, writer
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