Category: articles
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Harry Potter Pumpkin Carving
Wanted you guys to see my Harry Potter pumpkin carving that i did while watching Sleepy Hollow at my friend’s house:
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Original Frankenstein Story : Letter 1 by Mary Shelly
This year for the 200th anniversary, we’re going to read through the original Frankenstein story. Today’s episode is letter 1 of Frankenstein by Mary Shelly: Featured download: THE ORIGINAL FRANKENSTEIN ebook.
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How to Grow Fruit Trees from Seed
There’s a metaphor in here for the creatives, makers, and artists so hang in there with me. If you want to know how to grow fruit trees from seed, it’s pretty simple: Germinate the seeds in warm water after getting them clean. Pick good black soil, preferably worm castings or something loamy. Select a good depth…
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Ass and Lapdog by Aesop
Today for Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales, we’re reading Ass and Lapdog by Aesop. Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales is another one of my podcasts featuring bedtime story readings — in this case the myths, legends, folklore and tall tales of the world. Now and again, I read one of my own stories…
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Florist Near Me
If you’re looking for “florist near me” — near you, that is — I’ve embedded this simple Google Map that you can drag around. Simply click “view larger map” and hit the button for your location. There you go: florist near me!
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Bald Man and Fly by Aesop
Today for Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales, we’re reading Bald Man and Fly by Aesop. Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales is another one of my podcasts featuring bedtime story readings — in this case the myths, legends, folklore and tall tales of the world. Now and again, I read one of my own…
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Dog and Shadow by Aesop
Today for Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales, we’re reading Dog and Shadow by Aesop. Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales is another one of my podcasts featuring bedtime story readings — in this case the myths, legends, folklore and tall tales of the world. Now and again, I read one of my own stories…
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Fox and Crow by Aesop
Today for Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales, we’re reading Fox and Crow by Aesop. Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales is another one of my podcasts featuring bedtime story readings — in this case the myths, legends, folklore and tall tales of the world. Now and again, I read one of my own stories…
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Book Club Suggestions : How To Run One
Often people will search for book club suggestions online looking for lists of suggested reading, but really what they’re looking for is guidance for how to run a book club well. This particular post will offer book club suggestions in the realm of how to talk through the books you’ve read: specifically what do they mean?…
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Romance Novel Tropes : We Need Them Now
Any glance at any set of headlines from the 24-hour news networks will have you scrambling to search inside the archive for Black Eyed Peas’ Where is the Love? Perhaps part of the answer to their question’s hiding inside the largest book category on Amazon: romance. Romance novel tropes could fix many of our current…
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Fox and Stork by Aesop
Today for Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales, we’re reading Fox and Stork by Aesop. Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales is another one of my podcasts featuring bedtime story readings — in this case the myths, legends, folklore and tall tales of the world. Now and again, I read one of my own stories…
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Liberal Arts Definition and the Role of Literature
Today’s guest post working towards a Liberal Arts Definition as regards The Role of Literature comes from the ever-brilliant, ever-humble Dr. Anthony Cirilla, The Boethian Acolyte. I can remember asking some very awful English teachers (and some very good ones) not only for a liberal arts definition, but also “when am I going to use this in real life?”…