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There Are Too Many Talented People On Here

Posted on June 1, 2012 by pegoleg

. . I recently saw the Woody Allen movie “Midnight In Paris”. Owen Wilson plays a modern writer who visits Paris and steps through time to the 1920s.  He becomes friends with Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, Cole Porter and F. … Continue reading →

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Bloggy Shout Out

Posted on May 30, 2012 by pegoleg

Just had to give a bloggy shout out to Nicole over at The Middlest Sister.  She has just passed 5000 subscribers!  Whoo hoo! The sky’s the limit as far as I’m concerned when you’ve got mad talent like hers. She … Continue reading →

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Interplanetary Mental Commuting

Posted on May 25, 2012 by pegoleg

Some people have jobs that require them to commute from one end of the country to the other – they’re bicoastal. Some people have an illness that makes their minds jump from one mood extreme to the other – they’re … Continue reading →

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Miss Peg-o-Leg’s Guide To Excruciatingly Correct Comment Etiquette

Posted on May 14, 2012 by pegoleg

When navigating the rocky shoals of comment etiquette, even the most grizzled WordPress veteran may find him or herself adrift.   Commenting rules are, by and large, unwritten.  This makes them no less real.  The unwary commenter risks breaking one of these rules … Continue reading →

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When Synonyms Are Not Synonymous

Posted on April 5, 2012 by pegoleg

Here’s a post you may have missed last January. They say that people judge us by the words we use.  It is equally true that we show our own judgments by the words we choose.  Words can carry more baggage than … Continue reading →

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Horton Hatches The Post

Posted on March 19, 2012 by pegoleg

I write in my head.  That’s probably true for most writers. You start with an idea: a tiny, fragile egg to be protected and nurtured.  While my body is working out, washing dishes and folding clothes, my mind is elsewhere.  … Continue reading →

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The Jacket: Entries, The End

Posted on March 16, 2012 by pegoleg

Time to sit back, put your feet up on your desk and read the final 5 entries in The Jacket: Writing Competition.   They are all unusual, as usual. Don’t forget to visit the blogs of those who choose to have blogs.  … Continue reading →

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The Jacket: Entries, Post Three

Posted on March 9, 2012 by pegoleg

Happy Friday, and welcome to the next batch of entries in The Jacket: A Writing Competition.  If you’re breaking into a rousing chorus of “What’s It All About, Alfie?”  right about now, then 1)      You have good taste in music … Continue reading →

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The Jacket: Entries, Post Two

Posted on March 4, 2012 by pegoleg

The good news is, I had more entries for The Jacket Writing Competition than the big fat zero I was expecting.  Instead of coming up with a handful of new WordPress IDs so I could stuff my own inbox with … Continue reading →

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The Jacket: Entries, Post One

Posted on March 2, 2012 by pegoleg

Presented for your reading pleasure…the first batch of five entrants in The Jacket: A Writing Competition.  Click in the right-hand column (where you’ll see, coincidentally, a picture of a spiffy, green jacket) to find out what this is all about.  It will … Continue reading →

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