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Your Halloween Cauldron of Silliness

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Madame Paradox

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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Some Bloody Gruesome Characters for Halloween

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Madame Paradox

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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The Pied Piper I Ain’t

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Madame Paradox

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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Sensitive Skin, One Reason I’m Not A Prima Ballerina

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Madame Paradox

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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Running Away To The Circus, Wanna Come?

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Madame Paradox

I am in awe of people who write historical fiction. I don’t see myself as having that skill.  But I do enjoy reading about history and discovering unusual details that help toss a bit of reality into my fantastical worlds. … Continue reading →

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Mental Malfunction Thy Name Is Blog

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Madame Paradox

It has become clear to me in the first two weeks of trying this that I have blogging on the brain.  The double B was inevitable, I suppose.  I start seeing all those lovely WordPress stats telling me you’re reading, … Continue reading →

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Are You A Professional Eavesdropper?

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Madame Paradox

As a writer, I’m fairly certain I have an inalienable right to eavesdrop.  At least that’s what I tell myself, and my mother if she asks, or that girl in the health food store giving me the evil eye.  Yes, … Continue reading →

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Valuable Cocktail Napkins And Assorted Disorders

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Madame Paradox

After I posted my Writer Whacked In Effigy piece, Diane Verenberg from I’ll Cut You sent me a funny link to a childhood memory of hers about a harshly judged stuffed animal, and it got me to thinking about my … Continue reading →

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A Dark/Light Threshold

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Madame Paradox

The unknown stands behind the door: a beginning, an ending, a contract with the devil or the proverbial bluebird of happiness, a former lover or a killer collecting toenails, an archrival or a life-size check from Publisher’s Clearinghouse.  If Monty … Continue reading →

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Quantum Physics and Social Media

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Madame Paradox

a.k.a.  A writer procrastinates Up until a few weeks ago I didn’t know a widget from a gadget, a tweet was a disturbing noise likely made by a mouse trapped beneath my oven, and AJAX* was a popular cleanser in … Continue reading →

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