A Newbie’s Guide to Publishing: Konrath’s Publishing Predictions 2014

A Newbie's Guide to Publishing: Konrath's Publishing Predictions 2014.

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Reading Literature Makes Us Smarter and Nicer | TIME.com

Reading Literature Makes Us Smarter and Nicer | TIME.com.

Deep reading.

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His First 4 Sentences Are Interesting. The 5th Blew My Mind. And Made Me A Little Sick.

His First 4 Sentences Are Interesting. The 5th Blew My Mind. And Made Me A Little Sick..

All this from a writer. Not bad.

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‘Losing yourself’ in a fictional character can affect your real life

'Losing yourself' in a fictional character can affect your real life.

Traveling with the mind expands the possibilities.

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Saturday poll: unicorns or cockroaches?

[Editor’s note: This is a first attempt at a poll. We will see how it goes. You have one-week from the posting to vote. The “winning” answer just becomes an item of curiosity. Have fun.]

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Relax in this $30,000 ‘Star Trek’ Enterprise basement | Crave – CNET

Relax in this $30,000 'Star Trek' Enterprise basement | Crave – CNET.

Home Improvement at warp speed.

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Photo finish Friday 2: “A kiss is just a….”

A kiss is just a....

A kiss is just a….

The Borg and the hologram went out on a date.
The Borg and the hologram were told not to stay too late.
At 7 of 9, things that night were still fine.
At 9 of 7, things next morning were not heaven.
A doctor was called; he appeared out of thin air
He examined the patients with a gruff, “I don’t care.”
“The Borg’s done for,” he said with a grin
For you see the hologram has gotten under her skin.
So let this be a tale of dating across lines
Because once you do cross, you may come back realigned.

[Editor’s / author’s note: This photo above appeared on Facebook from the Star Trek web site with a caption me request. My response was the poem, which just flowed out in about 10 minutes. I am not saying it is great quality, just a bit of rhyming whimsy. Strange how sometimes that happens.]

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Photo finish Friday: “The gang’s all air”

Hail, hail, the holiday gang's all air. Blown up for the holidays.

Hail, hail, the holiday gang’s all air. Blown up for the holidays.

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Saturn Photos: Latest Images from NASA’s Cassini Orbiter | Space.com

Saturn Photos: Latest Images from NASA's Cassini Orbiter | Space.com.

As the year closes, a look at another place in our little corner of the galaxy.

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Haiku to you Thursday: “Present”

Mumbles and gift wrap – /

torn words and paper petals /

flower the cool floor. /

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