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• Fictography #6 — Captain’s Crap

  

  Captain. Photo Credit: Elizabeth Johnson/FICTOGRAPHY/ def. — The intersection of photography (submitted by readers) and fiction (written by me!). Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Drugs & The Price of Fame: A Commentary

  

  The late Philip Seymour Hoffman. Photo Credit: TV WeekScores of super-talented people who work in the entertainment industry are plagued with demons…those... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fictography #5 — A Romance Called “Alberto’s Gravy”

  

  The Walk from Santa Margherita to Portofino. Italy. Photo Credit: Hope Stein.* * */FICTOGRAPHY/ def. — The intersection of photography (submitted by readers) an... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Gift From the Sky

  

  I don’t have a problem blogging or writing stories and sharing it all. Poetry, on the other hand, is entirely different. Allen Ginsberg was right about that, fo... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Three Solid Reasons Why I Could Be A Member of the Grantham Family on Downton...

  

  Everyone loves the show. It’s an amazing hit, and PBS and friends at Masterpiece Theatre should be feeling very proud of themselves. Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Just For Today, I’m Feeling A Little Like Elizabeth Gilbert

  

  * * *Here’s the thing: Today, I am feeling a little like Elizabeth Gilbert.I admire Elizabeth Gilbert (author of Eat, Pray, Love and the current hit The... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fictography #4 — Just Like That.

  

  Photo Credit: Tim Pyle* * */FICTOGRAPHY/ def. — The intersection of photography (submitted by readers) and fiction (written by me!).This week’s gorgeous black... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Love Letters Do Matter…How To Write One In Three Easy Steps

  

  Mr. Darcy’s feelings for Elizabeth in “Pride Prejudice.”When you apply for a job, you write a resume and a cover letter.When you resign from a job, you write ... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Don’t Hornswoggle Me

  

  * * * * *“Mommy, did you know you can delete the Dictionary.com app from your phone?”“Why would I want to do that?”“Do you WANT the Dictionary.com app on your... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fictography #3 — Unlost

  

  Tower Bridge. Photo credit: Kristin Baione/The Faithful Elephant.In continuing with the Friday Fictography Flash Fiction feature, our photograph this week... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Because It Comes From You~Some Inspiration

  

  * * *I don’t believe any writer has 100% confidence in every sentence she writes. She always second guesses. She always wonders if what she is writing is... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lucky Isn’t As Lucky As It Used To Be

  

  Kim France. Photo credit: ZimbioDuring the holidays, I received my copy of Lucky Magazine. For those of you who are unfamiliar with it, first, where have you... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• What The Mouse Knows

  

  Disney.It sells happiness.It sells magic.It sells families.It sells memories.We were discussing Disney today during our first class of Advertising this semester... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2014 BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fictography #2—”Patrick”

  

  Fictography #2This week’s photograph for our flash fiction segment is provided by my friend and colleague at Stevenson University, Carol Cornwell. She is so... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wrapped Up in Love

  

  Photo credit: Winter Street StudioWrapped Up in Love—I used this particular phrase recently when I told my friend Sarah, whose father-in-law was visiting her... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Decorating with Books

  

  Incorporating books into your life is important. My house is filled with books of all kinds. Over the holidays, I even went so far as to begin organizing them b... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Write Bravely

  

  * * *I actually am writing right now. I carved out time to do it. And this little saying popped into my head as I started to censor myself. Why I do this, I do... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Life Without Matthew

  

  * * *I’ve been struggling with the loss of Matthew since last season. And now we are expected to pull up our big girl pants and deal with his death.Downton Abbe... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fictography #1: That Which Is Mine.

  

  Welcome to my newest Friday feature. It’s called “Fictography.” The way this works is a reader will supply a photograph, and then I’ll write a piece of Flash... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• More and Less in 2014

  

  We’ve all got those pesky resolutions. Here are mine, in no particular order. A little more and a little less in 2014.Write moreCurse lessLove moreBitch... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION