Told in poetry and pictures, this is the story of Richard Musto, a homeless man who lives on the streets of New York City with aplomb that not many of us would be able to keep if we found ourselves without a roof over our heads, a bed to sleep in, or a refrigerator full…
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Fiction Writing, Idioms, Words, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Idioms: Sweat Like a Pig
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Suffering for Beauty – Lip Plates
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• •Lip plates are pieces of jewelry that are used to modify the body, specifically the lips. In my opinion, they look painful, inconvenient, and unattractive. When lip plates are worn, the lips are stretched so far out of proportion that it looks as though eating, drinking, talking, or kissing would be impossible. For me, having…
Fiction Writing, Phobias, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Horror Writing Prompts
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• •Collective Nouns, Fiction Writing, Writing Prompts and Exercises
An Oink of Pigs
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An Earth of Foxes & Other Collective Nouns
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• •How safe would you feel hiding amongst an earth of foxes? Would an exaltation of skylarks be welcome to frolic and sing at your wedding? Have you ever watched a family of beavers build their lodge? Are you sneaky enough to watch a fesnying of ferrets play? The fox is a remarkable animal. Because of…
Collective Nouns, Fiction Writing, Phobias, Writing Prompts and Exercises
A Bamboo of Pandas
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• •There are two species of panda: giant pandas bears and red pandas or lesser pandas. The black-and-white giant pandas are easily recognized. The red pandas resemble raccoons. Random Facts About Pandas Giant pandas can grow to be five or six feet tall. Red pandas only grow to a height of 20-25 inches. An adult giant…
Fiction Writing, Phobias, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Dystychiphobia and Other Phobias
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• •A phobia is an extreme dread or fear of something. When a person encounters the object of his or her fear, he could experience anxiety, shortness of breath, rapid breathing, an irregular heartbeat, sweating, nausea, dry mouth, etc. While this person’s phobia may seem outrageous or unreasonable to you, I assure you it is not…