Tag Archives: writing

Writing From The Heart

Posted on February 2, 2022 by swabby429

Ideally, a blogger or other sort of writer’s text emanates from our compulsions, fascinations, and interests that engulf us completely while in the act of transcribing thoughts to words. While actively engaged in the act of tapping out or using … Continue reading →

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Compensative Creativity?

Posted on May 30, 2020 by swabby429

Writing is a struggle when I must hunt and peck the keys. It’s physically challenging and mentally challenging. It took three or four moments longer than usual to tap out the first several words of this paragraph, today. The reason … Continue reading →

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Skillful Speech

Posted on February 22, 2018 by swabby429

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” This catchy little chant is one of the first clever idioms we learn as young children. In the world of four-year-old children, it’s a good bit of … Continue reading →

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Write Your Memoir

Posted on November 2, 2016 by swabby429

A couple of my out of state friends have decided to write their autobiographies or memoirs.  I’m quite happy they are, because this fact gives me moral support in my own planning for the same type of project.  The three … Continue reading →

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Hello Dali

Posted on May 11, 2016 by swabby429

If there is any one person who we immediately associate with the phrase, “Think outside of the box”, he is Salvador Dalí.  Most of us know his famous paintings with drooping clock faces and other distorted images. We think of Dalí … Continue reading →

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American Vandal (Review)

Posted on September 6, 2015 by swabby429

We Mark Twain junkies are happy to find yet another biography about our favorite writer on the shelves.    Fortunately, for the general public, the most recent publications by and of  the life and times of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, have been released … Continue reading →

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Shameless Self-Promotion

Posted on August 31, 2015 by swabby429

Do you ever watch the YouTube personal “vlogs” that  seem like bragging videos?  Sometimes I stumble across “vloggers” whose main reason for creating videos is to show off their lifestyle. We’re “treated” to tours of their apartments or homes, vehicles, … Continue reading →

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