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Announcement
I’m going to be taking a break for the first week of June. It’s a push week at my job and I want to do my absolute best to achieve the goal I set for myself. (Even though it terrifies me) Please pray for me as I do this. I should be back to posting…
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Upbraid
Verb Definition: to find fault with or reproach severely; censure Ex. Her mother was of the habit of upbraiding her father for his little faults.
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Lines I Want to Use 8
“Was I…ever good enough for you?” S/he paused and thought for a moment before answering. “No. No you weren’t.” X let out a shaky breath. “At least I know where I stand now.”
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What I Learned: “The Purloined Letter”
I was looking through the books I got while I was in college and found a collection of Edgar Allen Poe’s poetry and short stories. I’ve already read “The Raven”, “The Cask of Amontillado”, “A Tell-Tale Heart”, and “The Fall of the House of Usher” so I decided to start with one I hadn’t read…
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Chalcedony
Noun Definition: a microcrystalline, translucent variety of quartz, often milky or grayish Ex. The child held the milky chalcedony up to the light before adding it to her collection of rocks.
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I’m Reading “The Emotional Craft of Fiction” 2
If you missed my first post about The Emotional Craft of Fiction…. So a few years back, my beloved older sister got me a book on writing. Over the years, I’ve skimmed through different chapters but now I’ve decided it’s time I read the book in full and share my findings with you all. So…
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I’m Reading “The Emotional Craft of Fiction” 1
So a few years back, my beloved older sister got me a book on writing. Over the years, I’ve skimmed through different chapters but now I’ve decided it’s time I read the book in full and share my findings with you all. The first section is about the introduction, which is quite short and thus…
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Lines I Want to Use 7
“I’m wrong? Wrong for thinking you are more than the monster they made you out to be?! Wrong for thinking you were a person worthy of dignity and respect with a kind heart and potential beyond what I can even imagine?”
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Aerie
Noun Definition: a lofty nest of any large bird Ex. The falcon’s eggs were taken from its aerie Noun Definition: a house, fortress, or the like, located high on a hill or mountain Ex. The knights’ aerie was built so that enemies could be seen from miles away. Noun Definition: an apartment or office on…
The Writing Coconut
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