Caregiving: Choice
It is perhaps wise to begin by saying I’m not in my most forgiving mood, right now. Little Juniper is going through a growth spurt and night times aren’t quite as peaceful as they were a week ago. (Sleep, we will be reunited again before long, promise.)
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Motivate Me: A Primer on Writing Protagonists and Antagonists
In this series of articles on writing and developing fiction and sharing my own trials and tribulations on writing fiction, I will be discussing topics such as world building, constructed languages, writing protags/antags, understanding pacing, the concept of the “Mary-Sue,” self-inserts, discussing sex in fiction, and plot building.
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Weekly Anime Review
This week wasn’t as entertaining as last week. Most shows were exposition or sentimental ones. Both Space Ship Yamato and Majestic Prince give us more information about the “bad guys.” Chihayafuru starts the single player tournament for real and the Gargantia continue to be relatively boring.
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Interview: Susane Colasanti, YA Author, “All I Need”
I love YA. Anyone who’s ever said hello to me, seen my bursting bookshelves or gone to a book signing where I’m the oldest one there without a tween in tow, knows that.
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Good News: Circumcision, Cease-Fires, City Transit, and More
The World Health Organization approved a nonsurgical circumcision device for adult males, which involves a rubber band. The New York Times explains that “For a heterosexual man in countries where AIDS is common, being circumcised lowers the chance of getting infected by about 60 percent.” For more about circumcision and HIV risk, click here.
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30 Years of Music: 2010
2010 is an off year for me. Though I’m sure there were plenty of releases that other people could get excited about, when I perused the list of albums from that year, I could only come up with ten songs about which I had anything to say. That’s not to disparage those other releases, but when I write about music, …
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Lunchtime Poll: First Video Game
I’ve been playing a ton of Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen, my newest video game purchase. Which has got me reminiscing…
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Doctor Who?: Dreamcasting the Twelfth Doctor
Rumors have been swirling for months, but this weekend it became official — Matt Smith’s tenure as the Eleventh Doctor will be ending during this year’s Christmas episode. His replacement has not yet been announced, so some of our lovely writers and editors had fun speculating about who it could be. The possibilities are endless!
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What Lies Are Holding You Back?
An online friend of mine feels that at her job at a university, people are always conspiring against her. I’m sure universities can be tough places, but she reported the same thing in two other jobs, which makes me think her perception might be part of the problem. She also believes she is terminally unlucky and can never catch a …
Read MoreSummer Reading: Four Books That Were Made into Classic Films
Looking for a beach read that has some substance? Here are four books that promise to have both, and there’s a bonus: Each of these books was the basis for a classic film that you can watch once you’re finished. How cool is that?
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Body Positive (Comic)
Regardless of the intricacies of the body positive movement, what it comes down to is respect. Respect for ourselves, yes. That’s the first hurdle, and arguable the hardest. But we can’t just stop there, we need to go even further into something that completely demolishes everything we’re taught by the media.
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Dispatches from Ladyblogland: Feeling Criminal
Has this week got you feeling like a criminal? Read on!
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A Eulogy For My Grandfather
Friday was a hard day for me. My grandfather was laid to rest and I was unable to be there. When he passed the week before, my family asked me to write something to be read at his funeral. I meditated about it and the words flew out onto paper.
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Don’t Overestimate What You Can Do Today
Monday motivation, or all over the place? I remember reading an article a little while back discussing what is known as the Planning Fallacy, or, in other words, mistakenly assuming that you can get way more work done than you are consistently capable of.
Read MoreNews in Asia
We are back after taking last week off due to the Memorial Day weekend. I spent the weekend in Nashville, TN with my family and large quantities of alcohol (sometimes a necessity for large family gatherings.) My Southern accent came back with a vengeance and I discovered I truly hate Darius Rucker’s cover of “Wagon Wheel” by OCMS.
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