The midnight drum solo filled my head with visions of homicide. Do you have a neighbor that is less than neighborly? Or, perish the thought, are you that neighbor? While sturdy fences … and all that jazz, a modicum of consideration may gain you a friend for life. Check to see if you appear on our list of offenses Continue reading “UN-NEIGHBORLY NEIGHBORS”
I’ve searched high and low for an adequate measure of self expression. My hunt has included a variety of available choices: spray tan, lavender hair, and no less than 100 black lipstick brands. While I was ogling the craziest tattoo designs through a window on the street corner of Desperation and 5th, Continue reading “TO TATTOO OR NOT TO TATTOO – That is the question”
It’s that time of year again – National Novel Writing Month aka NaNoWriMo. Time to air blow off the keys of your laptop, spin character arcs, plan the caffeine-intake calendar, and stock up on NoDoze. What crazy person would attempt to write 50,000 words in a month? Apparently, me and half a billion other writers who have steel running through their veins and scarecrow stuffing for brains. But unlike the Tin Man, we have heart. Lots of heart! Continue reading “Manic Monday – Ready for NaNoWriMo (Not!)”
My grandpa was the idiom colloquial king. In fact, he would tell you those are just $6 words for a wooden nickel girl. Little did he know, but his one-liners set the frame from which I would reference life’s little dramas time and again. If you need some Midwestern charm, and who doesn’t, feel free to borrow some sugar steeped in a splash of vinegar from my grandpa. These idioms and colloquialisms may get you out of (or into) an otherwise tight spot… Continue reading “Manic Monday Idioms and Colloquialisms From My Grandpa”
Next week, Sherrie’s Always Write brings weekday humor and worldly insight to your inbox Monday – Friday. Each post provides a 3 to 5 minute commentary on topics ranging from the Colloquialisms in the Midwest to Drinking Holiday History. Don’t miss Freelance Friday How to Write the Blockbuster Novel: Edition Two – Theme.
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Panic has entered my household as the busy holiday season looms upon us in the next quarter of 2016. Visions of wobbly ladders and unsteady boxes packed haphazardly in the ceiling dance in my head. The upcoming holidays bring: planning, checklists, credit cards bills, emergency trips to the mall, and hours of decoration. The amount Continue reading “Manic Monday The Holidays Are Looming – Warning: Personal Photos Enclosed”
‘Tis the season of Monday Night Fantasy Football. In corporate offices, teacher’s lounges, and dark corners of the internet around the globe, football fans are studying stats, injuries, and bench talent across the National Football League in the US. Teams are formed, players picked, and bets placed for a fantasy football team that will actually never play together. What asinine time waster could possibly top this brain cell killer? I would like to throw my hat in the ring, but I opt for Fantasy Football Food picks instead. At least at the end of the season when I lose with my lineup, I will have been well-fed and ready for the January 1st New Year’s Resolution Lie, which is as realistic as any Fantasy Football team I may pick this NFL season.
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Next week, Sherrie’s Always Write brings weekday humor and worldly insight to your inbox Monday – Friday. Each post provides a 3 to 5 minute commentary on topics ranging from Fantasy Football foods that should be part of your starting lineup to a Toast for the Ages. Don’t miss our Freelance Friday 5 Reasons You Can’t Seem to Achieve Your Goals and “What Next” by guest blogger LemonsLemonade.
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The creamer in my coffee is congealed and has left an unsightly ring around the middle of my Harry Potter mug. I have 42 unanswered emails and another 14 phone calls to return. The novel I am penning beckons like a toddler for immediate attention, and Sierra the Writer Dog begs for another Pumpkin Spice Milkbone. These are the menial efforts in my life that I describe as labor. So, do I really need Continue reading “Manic Monday Labor the Masses”
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