As always, I like to start my weekend with a full cup of bitterness, but after the week we’ve had one cup just won’t do. Birthday Bitterness Friday Giftures Once again another birthday came and went and I got nothing. I don’t know what everyone’s problem is, but I’m getting a little sick of…
Scary Goodness
So Peeps, for those not in the know, I like to pretend I’m a professional writer (although in reality, I’m just a boxer wearing gnome with no impulse control and an overwhelming need for attention.) At the end of my writerly day, I reward my professional self with select reads from my fellow pretenders, but…
I’m an American Liberal who happens to be white and I support this message.
So Peeps, the link below is to an essay that was waiting in my inbox this morning. And IMHO it transcends political ideology. So, although I passionately disagree with the author’s politics, I felt his eloquently stated position was too important not to share. And, I respectfully ask that if after reading it, you agree,…
White Feminism: Being called a feminist is not insulting, but denigrating a feminist for being white is.
Warning: this commentary deals with the subtle racism that liberal white women experience, but consider to impolitic to voice. If this makes you uncomfortable, LEAVE NOW. Well Peeps, I know this post is going to piss a lot of you off. But hey, why should I be pissed off alone. I happen to be a…
Friday Feeds…
As always Bitter Ben tops the list Ü The Prodigal Son Returns Friday Giftures They say absence makes the heart grows fonder and most of the time that totally isn’t true. Think about it, when you leave your co-workers, do you miss them so bad that you forgo any o… Source: The Prodigal Son…
22 Symptoms of Characteritis (You Write Fictions got you covered.)
Ever wondered if you’re actually a character in some random writer’s new story? Don’t worry! Here are some of the most common characteritis symptoms. It’s just like Googling… Source: 22 Symptoms of Characteritis
Guest Author: Candace Vianna (Blackwood’s Magazine interview) Thanks CM.
Good evening, readers and writers. With the new month comes a new batch of writers to Blackwood’s Spotlight, and first up is Candace Vianna! Everyone has a story about why they love to write.… Source: Guest Author: Candace Vianna
Q&A Tag… Okay Nate and Olivia, I’ll join your roguish game….
http://i.imgur.com/RNqU5FN.mp4 So Peeps, Olivia from Inkspots challenged Nate Philbrick from You Write Fiction to a friendly game of Q&A Tag. The rules: Answer ten questions, tag ten bloggers with ten questions of your own, rinse and repeat. And did good ol’ Nate follow those rules? Hell no. He decided to challenge the whole fucking world….
Friday Feeds…This weeks picks!
Bitter Ben always at the top of the list. Mercury must have been covered up by Neptune, and Saturn must have put a ring on Pluto on the day I was doing my school schedule, because somehow I found a way to get a Friday completely fre… Source: Screw it up Friday Giftures Goat…
Friday Feed: this weeks fav’s from my WP feed.
When Aging Stops: Fruit Flies, Little Old Ladies and the Late-Life Mortality Plateau | Paula Reed Nancarrow Hang around a few evolutionary biologists sometime. I did last week on the Tubes and Wires. You will come across an interesting phrase: “late-life mortality plateau.” This refers to a phenomenon ob… Source: When Aging Stops: Fruit Flies,…
Candace Vianna Writes 