Do those in kindergarten learn their consonance or consonants? Is the flu contagious or contiguous? Would rebels stage a coo or a coup? Does an apple have a core or a corps? consonance, consonants Consonance is agreement. It is also harmony of sounds. She longed for consonance and peace in her life. Consonants are the letters that are not…
Laughter is great medicine. When you read these quirky essays about the humorous aspects of life or listen to them as are driving or cleaning house, they will make you laugh. “A Trip to the Hardware Store” – This is the hilarious tale of a dad who frequents the hardware store because he wants to…
What was the author’s inspiration for this book? How deeply does he develop his characters before beginning to write? Is there some special way he chooses their names? Has he always wanted to write? What advice does he have for those who are trying to have their writing published? What was your inspiration for this…
Everyone deserves a second chance, right? Jed Cooper’s past is rocky, but he has cleaned up his act. Now he is making an honest living as a handyman. But when he is found standing over his employer’s dead body by the local police, it looks as though his past deeds have caught up with him.…
Would you find a conch or a conk on the beach? Do you want to concur or conquer your enemies? If you can see and hear what is going on around you, are you conscience or conscious? complacence, complaisance Complacence is indifference or self-satisfaction. Brittany had so much complacence about her ability to pass the test…
When I think of monsters, I think of scary movies and childhood nightmares. Thanks to my vivid imagination, monsters were always hiding underneath my bed, in my closet, or in the room around the corner. And never wanting to be seen in the light of day, they were always hiding in the dark. Not all…
With Halloween right around the corner, everywhere we look we see the orange and black color scheme, decorations of skeletons, ghouls, witches, and ghosts. When you go into the city, you see store aisles and occasionally entire stores dedicated in celebration of the darkest holiday of the year. On this day of vampires, witches, and…
So, you want to write about the zombie apocalypse, but you don’t want to travel down the same beaten path as the ones before you. How many times can you tell the same story and still keep readers on the edge of their seats? You can do it several times as long as you change…
A young governess travels to a secluded estate to care for two children. She discovers, much to her horror that a couple of ghosts are hanging around, and these children are communicating with them. The governess fears that these ghosts are evil and attempting to possess the children. The rather creepy children know about these…
The literary incarnation of the vampire has changed significantly over the last few years. Gone is the eerie, long shadow casting creeping of Max Scheck’s portrayal of Nosferatu, lost is the sophisticated charm and bloodlust evoked by greats such as Bela Lagosi and Christopher Lee to such great effect. It seems the current public image…
