What crazy things has your cat done?
Book Reviews, Books for Young People, Children's Books, Fiction Writing, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Max Goes To Town – a Review
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Category: Writing Prompts and Exercises
Books, Children's Books, Fiction Writing, Halloween Articles, Phobias, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Formidophobia – the Fear of Scarecrows
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How long have scarecrows been around, and what country first used them? Nowadays scarecrows can be found in books, movies, and fall decorations. Which books portray them as something to be feared? Which books do not? And what causes people to suffer from formidophobia, the fear of scarecrows?
Fiction Writing, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Scrabble Words
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Scrabble is the ultimate word game for those who love words and competition.
Fiction Writing, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Animal-Related Superstitions from Around the World
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A superstition is a belief or notion that is not based on reason or knowledge. Most superstitions result from ignorance, fear of the unknown, or trust in magic or chance. Will saying “white rabbit” on the first day of the month bring you good luck for the rest of the month? What is supposed to happen if an owl gets inside your house?
Fiction Writing, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Four Mirror Superstitions & Writing Prompts
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A superstition is a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation.
Fiction Writing, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Turkey Vultures – Nature’s Garbagemen
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Imagine what life would be like if nature didn’t provide us with its own garbage men.
Fiction Writing, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Suspicious Email Writing Prompts
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In today’s world, most people have an email account. And in each email account there is a spam folder where all of the junk mail is supposed to go. But just as no human is perfect, neither is any email account.
Confusing Words, Fiction Writing, Words, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Appalachian English and the Wheelbarrow
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What does Appalachian English have to do with a wheelbarrow?
Fiction Writing, Interviews, Life's Adventures, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Kirsten Alburg Interview – Experiencing Polar Night at the Top of the World
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The residents of Barrow, Alaska, don’t see the sun for the 67 days of polar night, but during the summer months, the midnight sun gives them 80 days of continuous sunlight. What is it like to live in this city at the top of the world?
Fiction Writing, Town Names, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Weird Town Names
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Is bacon served with every meal in Bacon Level, Alabama? Was Deadhorse, Alaska named after a dead horse? Is it always Christmas in Santa Claus, Indiana and Santa Claus, Arizona? Is it a crime to eat your meals without ketchup in Ketchuptown, South Carolina?
