Deconstructing Fiction (For Writers and Readers): Excerpt Deconstructed (6)
This is the sixth in a series of articles in which author Steven Erikson deconstructs, paragraph by paragraph, an excerpt from his most recent novel Forge of Darkness.
Destiny’s Implacability
Guest Author Shaun Carter presents us with a look into whether our lives our determined day-by-day, or woven more intricately before we even know.
A Brief History Of Guide Dogs
The unique bond between man and dog is perhaps best illustrated by the incredible freedom thousands of seeing dogs provide their visually impaired owners across the world. Here is a brief history of how guide dogs came to be.
Dragons and Girls
The smell of blood, sweat, and ozone permeates the landscape. And the air weeps, making the ground slick and as dangerous as the fire hurled from the sky. One wrong step means certain death for the person unfortunate enough to fall down by this precipice.
Tarmac Meditations #127: Rollin’ Fast and Gone
Started daydreamin’ when I should have been working. Thinking about races upcoming and the incredible places we get to run through. Even me, old and slow though I have become, I am still running with a camera from place to place.
New York – Endless Options
New York seems to alternate between madness and brilliance.
The madness part is easy to spot. Eight million residents and more than 50 million visitors each year make for congestion and queues, occasional frayed tempers and a colourful cast of characters ranging from drag queens to buskers to illicit street vendors.
Scenes From Our Human Experience
Breaking The Sound Barrier
As an aircraft approaches transonic velocity, a vapor cone appears due to the condensation of water in the atmosphere.
Prasat Sikhoraphum
Built by King Suryavarman II in the 12th century for Hindu worship, Prasat Sikhoraphumis a Khmer temple located in Thailand, between the cities of Surin and Sisaket.
Eilean Donan Castle
Eilean Donan is part of the Kintail National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland. In 2001, the island had a recorded population of just one person.
The Door to Hell
The Door to Hell is noted for its natural gas firing which has been burning continuously since 1971.
Articles About Health And Fitness
Relaxation – A (Largely) Under-Practiced Hero of Health?
Given that relaxation is a known antidote with a powerful impact on health, why are the majority of doctor visits still related to stress? Guest Author Barbara Moroney explains why relaxation is an important part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
Utilizing Alternatives To Traditional Medical Care
Technological advancements help doctors recognize cord blood as an alternative to traditional medical care.
Our Body Is Intelligent
Our brain may be the most complex object in the cosmos, but our body is no less intricate. Author and physician, Rajgopal Nidamboor explains how our intelligence is not confined to the brain alone, but fairly disseminated throughout the body.
Articles About Business
Watching The Clock
Tips on how to successfully manage one of the big “unpredictables” in running a business: employee performance.
Working Efficiently From Home
While being able to build our own work schedule from home is a great benefit, working efficiently when you don’t have to punch the clock and when you can work wearing your bathrobe, is easier said than done. Here are three tips that will help you be an efficient, home-based self-employed worker.
Where the Housing Market Is Now – And Where It’s Going
Wondering where the housing market’s at and what it will be in the up coming months? Guest Author Simon Campbell gives us this forecast for 2013 which gives detail on what to expect for those still looking to get that bargain home!
Articles About Dog Training
Helping Your Dog Get It Right
Our dogs will sometimes get it wrong when we are training with them. How we deal with those mistakes determines not only how fast they learn the behaviour but also their attitude about working with us. Should we focus on getting the results we want or helping our dog get it right?
Make Training Rewarding for You and Your Dog
Dog trainers have learned that rewarding the behaviours you want can be a wonderfully effective way to train. Understanding the mechanics of how that reward system affects your dog’s learning can be a big help!
Dogs In The Crossfire
Training a dog is not as simple as it used to be. The current debates raging in the dog world show that quite clearly. Is it more important to be right than to help the dogs? Some trainers seem to think so.
Inspirational Articles
A Brief History Of Guide Dogs
The unique bond between man and dog is perhaps best illustrated by the incredible freedom thousands of seeing dogs provide their visually impaired owners across the world. Here is a brief history of how guide dogs came to be.
“To Boston with Love” is touching my heart, daily
Quilters from around the world show their compassion for the people of Boston in the wake of the marathon bombings.
We Are the Seasons
This time of year, when winter is disappearing and spring is stepping forth, often feels unstable. One hour, you’re slipping on half melted dirty ice and getting honked at by some woman in a grungy car, and the next you’re marvelling at the beauty of the first opened flower, the miracle of breathing, just being alive together.
Articles About Arts & Culture
Deconstructing Fiction (For Writers and Readers): Excerpt Deconstructed (6)
This is the sixth in a series of articles in which author Steven Erikson deconstructs, paragraph by paragraph, an excerpt from his most recent novel Forge of Darkness.
Gradient
I swim through dreams, foggy and dense, shift awake, shift back to bed, restless and cold; And it is black in the time between day and rest.
Where Are Craigdarroch Castle’s Original Building Plans?
Castle Society members, volunteers, and others have been looking for the long-lost building plans for Craigdarroch Castle for decades. All of the logical public repositories have been checked. The descendants of Craigdarroch’s architects, Warren H. Williams and Arthur L. Smith, have also been contacted. They have no idea where the Castle’s plans ended up.
Articles About The Mind & Spirit
Destiny’s Implacability
Guest Author Shaun Carter presents us with a look into whether our lives our determined day-by-day, or woven more intricately before we even know.
A Brief History Of Guide Dogs
The unique bond between man and dog is perhaps best illustrated by the incredible freedom thousands of seeing dogs provide their visually impaired owners across the world. Here is a brief history of how guide dogs came to be.
A Balanced View
If you focus too much on the other person’s flaws, you miss everything you are adding to the equation. Furthermore, you miss all the other person’s positives, perhaps to the point where you reject someone who could be a great partner for you.
Articles About Relationships
A Balanced View
If you focus too much on the other person’s flaws, you miss everything you are adding to the equation. Furthermore, you miss all the other person’s positives, perhaps to the point where you reject someone who could be a great partner for you.
The New Truck
On one blistering summer day, an extended family of immigrants considers the prospects and tribulations of life in their adopted country.
Star Wars: The Next Generation
No, that isn’t a typo. I’m aware of all the hype flying around about that other vintage sci fi series and its hot-shot new movie, but right now I couldn’t care less. Why? Because I just enjoyed one of the wonderful little moments that we fathers born in the early seventies can cherish: I just sat down and watched the original Star Wars (Episode IV) with my young son for the first time.
