Part 6: Anticipation
Eleanor and Rose, and “The Case of the Fleaing Colors,” part 6
Part 6: Anticipation
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Monday morning writing joke: “The error of her ways.”
There was once a young woman who, in her youth, professed her desire to become a great writer.
When asked to define “Great” she said, “I want to write stuff that the whole world will read, stuff that people will react to on a truly emotional level, stuff that will make them scream, cry, howl in pain and anger!”
She now works for Microsoft, writing error messages.
She’s well read, if not completely understood.
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Eleanor and Rose, and “The Case of the Fleaing Color,” part 5
Part 5: The stakes (but not steaks) are raised.
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Silly Saturday: Bad joke of the moment
Q.: How did this (see photo below) man get past NASA security?
A.: He shuttled in.
Puns, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the UGBC (You Gotta Be Crazy) Punster, it’s ongoing irritation….
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Eleanor and Rose and “The Case of the Fleaing Colors,” part 4
Part 4: Looking our best when looking for clues.
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Eleanor and Rose and “The Case of the Fleaing Colors,” part 3
Part 3: The chase always begins with the right suit of clothes, at least for Rose.
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Haiku to you Thursday: “Night”
Night: absent of light /
beauty born through negative /
into stark contrast.
Beauty in contrast
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Writing Tip Wednesday: “All right or alright?”
PenPal says:
Is it all right or alright?
All right is the correct spelling of this term.
Incorrect: It is alright to call me after 10:00 a.m.
Correct: It is all right to call me after 10:00 a.m.
Unfortunately, we’re now seeing more and more incorrect usage of the “alright” spelling. The reason? Inattentive writers have accidentally transferred the spelling pattern of the words “already,” “altogether,” and “almost” (correct spelling) to “all right” and merged the two words to “alright” (incorrect).
To be accurate and professional in your writing, please remember the following correct usage of all right: I have already used the words “all right” in this short article.
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Cathy Kodra a/k/a PenPal
Cathy Kodra works as an independent editor in Knoxville, TN. Her poetry and short stories have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies including Roanoke Review, New Millennium Writings, Common Ground Review, Now & Then, Cavalier Literary Couture, Slow Trains, Still Crazy, The Medulla Review, Prime Mincer, Yemassee, and others. She is a contributing editor for New Millennium Writings and past guest poetry editor for The Medulla Review. She was first runner up in Prime Mincer’s 2011 Poetry Contest, judged by Rodney Jones, and took first place in the 2012 Old Gray Cemetery Poetry Contest. Cathy’s first poetry chapbook, Thin Ice, was published in 2011 by Medulla Publishing.
Cathy is a member of the Knoxville Writers’ Guild and of two local writing groups. An avid reader and writer, she is currently working on two poetry collections and a collection of short stories. Her hobbies include gardening and vegan cooking, and she lives happily with her husband Ron, two dogs, and a cat. She can be reached at www.cathykodra.com.
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Eleanor and Rose and “The Case of Fleaing Colors,” part 2
Part 2: Eleanor and Rose prepare for the chase.
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Monday morning writing joke: publisher Q & A
Q. What’s the difference between publishers and terrorists?
A. You can negotiate with terrorists.
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