A hilarious tidbit in a local newspaper about a man arrested for driving drunk on a lawn mower inspires the author to contemplate the craft of writing.
How to Be Alone
Some people can never be alone without anxiety and some people need lots of alone time to revitalize their souls. Kerry Slavens explores the difference between alone and lonely and shares a beautiful YouTube video she discovered called “How to Be Alone.”
Making Your Mark: Your Signature and Yourself
Your signature is kind of like an old pair of jeans: familiar and comfortable, and uniquely shaped by its association with you. For some of us, it’s the only handwriting we do anymore thanks to the advent of digital. What does your signature say about you?
Of Grouse and Grandiose Schemes: A Cunning Plan
When Julia and Ted come up with a “cunning plan” to hatch some grouse eggs, things begin to run afoul/fowl of nature in Normandy.
Why Is This Fantastic News So Scary?
An author receives a personal phone call from a publisher, who is excited about publishing a book he has written. The author is not thrilled, as would be expected. He is terrified, and doesn’t know why. This is the first Life As A Human Post by Dan L. Hays whose writing about growing up in an alcoholic home has helped many people realize they are not alone.
Canadian, Please! Video Takes Off Big on YouTube
Even if you’re not Canadian you’ll love this hilarious YouTube video, made by a couple of young talents, Julia Bentley and Andrew Gunadie, who live in the country that gave us Mounties, poutine and the zipper. Yes, we said THE ZIPPER …
Life As A Human Likes…4
This week, Life As A Human Likes features ways to alleviate the anxiety of modern living: a website with anxiety cures, an inspiring project in India that speaks to the heart, and a great website for book lovers because reading can help us get centered and de-stress.
Miss Rosie Bitts Brings on the Burlesque
In her clicky high heels, Miss Rosie Bittstaps across the floor at the Superior restaurant in Victoria, her round little bum wiggling in a 1940-esque turquoise dress with a slit up to here. She tosses her long, blonde mane, positively oozing sex appeal. My gosh, and it isn’t even martini hour yet. But that’s the real beauty of hanging out with this rising burlesque starlet — wherever she goes, whatever time it is, it’s happy hour…and I’m not talking about booze.
The Passion of Mel Gibson
On a recent holiday in Puglia, Italy, Julia McLean visits the remarkable site of Matera, a UNESCO world Heritage site, which is preserved much as it might have appeared in Pre-Christian and Medieval times. It was here that Mel Gibson filmed The Passion of Christ. And Julia has a few words of advice for Mel.
There is No “I” in Discipline
Peter Miles takes a hilarious yet insightful look at the excuses behind Writers Block and decides the answer to overcoming it is simple, but not what most writers want to hear.
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