The idea of cellular memory moves from an abstract concept to concrete experience.
Your Character Might Be Betraying Readers If . . .
This week’s video cautions against having good characters turn bad just to provide an interesting plot twist.
Kokoda Part 2: A Living Memorial
The 70th anniversary of the World War II Kokoda Track Campaign in Papua New Guinea was an inspiring experience, a moving blend of history and humanity. Part 2
Feminism: A Dirty Wordy?
I found words like ‘man-haters’, ‘feminazis’ (a hideous term which marries the word ‘feminine’ with Nazi-ism) and ‘radicals’ (which by definition means ‘favoring or effecting fundamental or revolutionary changes in current practices, conditions, or institutions’, but which also has a distinctly negative connotation in the realm of feminism). One female blogger wrote, “feminists are trying to make us believe there is this ghastly patriarchy that is ruling the land and that women need special treatment.”
The Door to Hell
The Door to Hell is noted for its natural gas firing which has been burning continuously since 1971.
Desperate Freedom – A Book By Melinda Cochrane
“Desperate Freedom”, takes four teens through the cycles of poverty, each stuck in their own prison looking for a way out.
What Can We Do For Elephants?
The insatiable demand for ivory in China is creating a poaching frenzy in Africa that is bringing the elephants to extinction quicker than we think. Why should we care?
Tarmac Meditations #113: State of Rain
I woke up groggy from yesterday’s migraine. I was going to meet the group at 5:30 for a run. Didn’t happen. Opened up my computer and began to wander and wonder and watch as the time went away.
Running Away
Matilda and her tread belt of doom. She is a mean and unrelenting taskmaster. But when the roads are ice-covered, or so deep with mud that the runners would be sucked right off my feet, I plug her in and turn her on.
Let’s Keep the Common Sense in the F-35 Debate
There has been a glimpse of common sense in the debate over Canada’s next-generation fighter aircraft, but it’s hard to see over all the name-calling, mud-slinging and partisan entrenchment. That glimpse of common sense was when our government decided, just before Christmas, to re-think the sole-source, non-competed contract to buy the F-35 as our next fighter. My worry is that common sense will now be banished from the discussion once again.
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