My Word of the Week: Mastery
mas·tery – noun \ˈmas-t(ə-)rē\ : knowledge and skill that allows you to do, use, or understand something very well : complete control of something __________ I rearrange the items on my magnetic memo board to make room for three new pieces of paper, each a...Rumors of a Writing Career
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There and Back Again: Night Things
I was laying in my bed; it was 2 a.m.; I was awake. About two hours earlier, my one-year-old black Labrador Retriever, Tilly, crawled out from under the covers where she was sleeping with me, and vomited right on top of the quilt. I was initially disgusted, then I was...
What’s Fun Got to Do with It?
“Let’s play Pokemon,” Alex said, when he realized dinner wouldn’t be ready for a few minutes. “No!” I said, dramatically, “I don’t want to play Pokemon. Not unless I can have the Pokemon with the most power because I...
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