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The Antagonist’s Plan
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November 3, 2022
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November 3, 2022
Stories are usually focused on one character called the protagonist.
Two Kinds of Writers
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October 29, 2022
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October 29, 2022
I see two kinds of writers at the writing groups I attend.
Telling A Lie
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September 17, 2022
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September 17, 2022
Words mean things, specific things.
A “lie” is when someone knows otherwise but chooses to intentionally deceive others.
Cooking Up Plutonium-238
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September 5, 2022
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September 5, 2022
pSOS+ at Westinghouse Somewhere between 1995 and 2000, I was sent to teach a pSOS+ class to Westinghouse engineers in Savannah, Georgia.
Inside or Outside?
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June 7, 2022
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June 7, 2022
Housing prices in Phoenix have skyrocketed with the influx of Californians.
John Sandford (John Camp)
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April 13, 2022
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April 13, 2022
I attended a book signing by John Sandford, a pseudonym used by John Camp, at Scottsdale’s Poisoned Pen Bookstore yesterday evening.
Story to Screenplay to Movie
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April 10, 2022
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April 10, 2022
The movie “Arrival” (2016), in spite of its sometimes slow progress, has intrigued me for some time.
Marionettes
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April 9, 2022
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April 9, 2022
"Sometimes, during grief, we need someone to take our hand, lead us back onto the dance floor, remind us what it is to be alive.