Rarasaur

LATEST ARTICLES ( 912 )

• A Book! Written By… Me?

  

  A long time ago, I posted a story called “The Durgle”.  It’s a short, not-quite-childrens story that I wrote for my little sister, Durga, so she would have a... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Doing Whatever a Spider Can…

  

  I had to participate in the Weekly Photo Challenge again so I would have an excuse to use this photo, and thus an excuse to show this video.You’re welcome.Weekl... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wilted Muses

  

  … on the road again…I wrote a poem for The Community Storyboard!(I also accidentally doodled a Rarasaur-styled heart that I’m pretty happy with! It’s included i... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Links – See Mine, Share Yours

  

  I don’t know if you noticed, but typing rarasaur.com into your browser will bring you here directly! This little update is absolutely thrilling to me because... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Just a Courtesy Warning!

  

  I’m hyper. Really hyper.It started just a few days ago when I accidentally consumed sugar and fell into a bit of a slump.  After some careful eating, I woke up... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• It’s Okay to Be the Wookie.

  

  Sometimes you dress to fit in, but you only end up standing out.  It’s a big event, but it turns out that no one else is excited as you are.  It happens. Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• The 7 Habits of Highly Cultural People

  

  When I was little, it wasn’t uncommon to have a dinner featuring foods from over 15 different countries– more, if you count dips and sauces. Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• By the Grace of Trees

  

  Fears die in the shadow of trees.Grandpa used to say so.He’d press his face against the widest oak, whisper his fears to its trunk, and encourage me to do the... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Spilled Milk and Sweet Horrors

  

  Am I being threatened?It wasn’t the words, but the tone and body language that made me ask.I was shocked, standing still in a puddle of milk– relatively new to... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bedtime for Storytellers

  

  Every night, right before bed, I ask Dave to tell me a bedtime story.Tell me a happy story.He objects, on the basis of not being a trained monkey, and I insist... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• There’s Always a Reason to Spin!

  

  When Dave and I were taking our engagement photos, eons ago, we decided our official photos would be inside art galleries or outside next to vandalized brick... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• An Open Letter to My Most Loyal Reader

  

  To my dear anonymous friend:I started this blog a year ago, without consideration at all to the concept of readers or followers. Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Remember the Time the Sun Flipped?

  

  Sometimes, the magnetic field of the sun changes its polarity.  It’s a very normal part of it’s natural cycle and happens every 11 years. Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Why Poetry Matters

  

  Sometimes people like to horrify me by saying they don’t like poetry.  When I respond, I try to school my facial expression into the accepting smile of Oprah... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Matter of Lumps

  

  My siblings and I are quite renown for our sand lumps.  From far away, they look exactly like this:But, in the center, is a hole– tall enough for a very tall... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Generating Randomness

  

  Earlier this week, I went around hitting the “Random post” button at various blogs. I had such a good time with it that I thought, “I need to make an easy way... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• So I Married a Human Clone to Fight Time Travel.

  

  I fully expect this post to disappear.It started when I was in the 6th grade and wrote an essay on the plausibility of time travel, including some reviews of th... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• It’s a Win!

  

  Winner of Championship for the Ages Poetry CompetitionRecently, I entered a poem into Championship for the Ages, a multi-round poetry competition, over at... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Yelpers Make Bad Neighbors.

  

  … on the road again…I wrote a post for the inimitable Duncan over at NobodysReadingMe. Well, truth be told, I wrote a rant– and if you love Yelp, then you... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Stories Always Escape

  

  His last tooth becomes a pen and scratches a word into a prison wall with the finality of any good beginning.He cannot escape, but his story will find a way to... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION