Tag Archives: writing

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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The Jacket: Time To Hang It Up

Posted on March 31, 2012 by pegoleg

Polling is closed for The Jacket Writing Competition.  The people have spoken and we have a winner. Drumroll please…. Congratulations to Darla at She’s a Mainiac!  Whoo hoo!  It was neck and neck, but she narrowly edged out Shauntelle in … Continue reading →

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The Jacket: Voting Deadline Looms

Posted on March 30, 2012 by pegoleg

Howdy guys and gals! Today is the last day for voting in The Jacket writing competition.  I’m closing up shop at 5 because, you know, it’s Friday and I have a life.  Deal with it.  Please, please go and vote.  Some … Continue reading →

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The Jacket: A Sordid Past Revealed

Posted on March 26, 2012 by pegoleg

When The Jacket came to me, its history was a mystery (hey, that rhymes!)  Come with me now, back, back, back in time…about a month.  I hunted down this great, vintage, green polyester jacket at the Goodwill, bagged it and hauled … Continue reading →

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The Jacket: Polling Is Open

Posted on March 23, 2012 by pegoleg

The finalists in The Jacket Writing Competition have been selected. Boy, howdy this was tough!  I asked a distinguished panel of 3 judges to review the entries for me.  Our criteria was simple: we were looking for an interesting story, told well.  We … 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 Four

Posted on March 14, 2012 by pegoleg

The contest is closed, but the goodness just keeps on rolling here at Peg-o-Leg’s The Jacket writing competition. You know the drill.  If not, look over to the right to read all about what’s going on here. This is the … Continue reading →

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