Luck is defined as the things that happen to a person because of chance. It is the accidental way things happen without being planned. Nate Harlow believes in luck, only he believes that all of his luck is bad. I mean, he always burns his toast. His birthday wishes never come true, and he can…
Category: Words
Fiction Writing, Idioms, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Idioms: Happy as a Clam
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Confusing Words from Avocation to Ayes
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Dark Corners: Twelve Tales of Terror – a Review
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• •Clowns, the devil, being buried alive, being the last man on earth. Do any of those things scare you? Fans of horror fiction, get ready for some truly horrifying tales. “Observation Room 5”This first story opens with a guy in a hospital room. In isolation in a hospital room. What happened? Well, he was a…
Fiction Writing, Grammar & Punctuation, Redundant Expressions, Words
Redundant Expressions from Absolutely Certain to Advance Warning
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• •A redundant expression is an expression where each word in the expression means basically the same thing. For example: If you attend the opening, you will receive a free gift. Free gift is a redundant expression. Think about that for a moment. A gift is something that is given to you at no charge. When something is free,…
Confusing Words, Fiction Writing, Words
Confusing Words from Arches to Avert
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Confusing Words: Lead vs. Led
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The Unholy – a Review
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• •Claire lives in Aztlan, a land of magic. Haunted by memories of her mother’s violent death that she witnessed when she was only five years old, Claire is now twenty-five. The time has come to make a final decision about whether or not she wishes to follow in her mother’s footsteps, in the footsteps of…
Fiction Writing, Grammar & Punctuation, Words
Confusing Words: Lightning vs. Lightening
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• •Did you realize that lightning and lightening have different meanings? I used to think that either one could be used to describe the flashing light show that takes place during a thunderstorm. Then I took the time to look up the word lightening and discovered just how wrong I was. The lesson learned? Don’t ever…
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Horror, Words
Watch the Shadows – a Review
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• •The homeless people in Isla Vista, California are disappearing. The ducks are vanishing from the park, and the rats are disappearing. The disappearance of the rat population is a welcome thing, but the ducks? A homeless man searches through the trash for food. The piece of meat he finds isn’t exactly what he had expected…