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 I don&#39;t mean to be a party pooper,but where have all the heroes gone?  

 As a kid, I recall rainy Sunday afternoons sitting on the couch with my dad watching Roy Rodgers battle villains on TV, ...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Action/Adventure</big></a> &nbsp;<a title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/4485-Where-Have-All-the-Heroes-Gone.html"  target="_blank" ><img class="noSelect" loading="lazy" style="opacity:.4;" src="http://www.WriterU.Com/nw.gif" onMouseOver="$(this).css('opacity', '1');" onMouseOut="$(this).css('opacity', '.4');" height=12 width=12 border=0 alt="Open in new Window."></a></td><td class="norm"  style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;" align=left><div align=left> <small>by</small> <span class="noselect subTrigger" style="cursor:pointer;"  onContextMenu="hideMine('uPort_opts');uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'manga_kate', '', '', '', '20', '', 'OFF', '100376772', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'manga_kate', '', '', '', '20', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'manga_kate', '', '', '', '20', '', 'OFF', '100376772', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: manga_kate
Member Since: December 28th, 2005
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >Kate - Writing & Reading</a></span> <a class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/manga_kate','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/manga_kate" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'manga_kate', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'December 28, 2005', '', '', '20', 'In Memory Of');"  onMouseOut="hide_uport ();"><span style="padding:0px 2px 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;"><img src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/costumicons/ps-icon-standard_b-20.gif"   width=30 height=15 border=0 alt="Author Icon"></span></a></td></tr><tr <td colspan=1 class="norm" style="padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td><td colspan=4 class="norm" style="padding:20px 10px 0px 45px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"><div style="padding:0px 20px 0px 0px;float:left;"><img border=0 width=175 src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/writers/nls/"></div><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/4485-Where-Have-All-the-Heroes-Gone.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 I don&#39;t mean to be a party pooper,but where have all the heroes gone?  

 As a kid, I recall rainy Sunday afternoons sitting on the couch with my dad watching Roy Rodgers battle villains on TV, ...

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 I don&#39;t mean to be a party pooper,but where have all the heroes gone?  

 As a kid, I recall rainy Sunday afternoons sitting on the couch with my dad watching Roy Rodgers battle villains on TV, ...

 [Click To Read More]">Has the &#39;anti-hero&#39; or &#39;flawed protagonist&#39; taken over for hero seeking truth and justice for all ?</a></div><div style="padding-top:15px;"><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;font-weight:normal;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/4485-Where-Have-All-the-Heroes-Gone.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 I don&#39;t mean to be a party pooper,but where have all the heroes gone?  

 As a kid, I recall rainy Sunday afternoons sitting on the couch with my dad watching Roy Rodgers battle villains on TV, ...

 [Click To Read More]">n/a</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4><img src="/trans.gif" height=10></td></tr><tr style="" ><td class="norm" style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><small>#4451:</small></td><td class="norm" valign=bottom style="padding:10px 10px 0px 5px;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><a class="blue2roll" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/4451-Announcing.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 With bright lights illuminating the night sky, as loud rockets emphasized each sparkling bloom, the 4th of July was celebrated all around us. Prior to the celebration, there was a large build-up of an...

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Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;cursor:pointer;" >~WhoMe???~</a></span> <a class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/whome','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/whome" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'whome', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'January 8, 2006', '', '', '40', 'Preferred Author');"  onMouseOut="hide_uport ();"><span style="padding:0px 2px 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;"><img src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/costumicons/ps-icon-standard_b-40.gif"   width=30 height=15 border=0 alt="Author Icon"></span></a></td></tr><tr <td colspan=1 class="norm" style="padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td><td colspan=4 class="norm" style="padding:20px 10px 0px 45px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"><div style="padding:0px 20px 0px 0px;float:left;"><img border=0 width=175 src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/writers/nls/"></div><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/4451-Announcing.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 With bright lights illuminating the night sky, as loud rockets emphasized each sparkling bloom, the 4th of July was celebrated all around us. Prior to the celebration, there was a large build-up of an...

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 With bright lights illuminating the night sky, as loud rockets emphasized each sparkling bloom, the 4th of July was celebrated all around us. Prior to the celebration, there was a large build-up of an...

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 With bright lights illuminating the night sky, as loud rockets emphasized each sparkling bloom, the 4th of July was celebrated all around us. Prior to the celebration, there was a large build-up of an...

 [Click To Read More]">n/a</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4><img src="/trans.gif" height=10></td></tr><tr style="" ><td class="norm" style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><small>#4488:</small></td><td class="norm" valign=bottom style="padding:10px 10px 0px 5px;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><a class="blue2roll" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/4488-Fear.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Fear  

 Today, I want to talk about fear.

 No, you&#39;re not reading the Horror/Scary newsletter. Almost all writing requires the use of emotion to keep the reader&#39;s attention, including (p...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Fantasy</big></a> &nbsp;<a title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/4488-Fear.html"  target="_blank" ><img class="noSelect" loading="lazy" style="opacity:.4;" src="http://www.WriterU.Com/nw.gif" onMouseOver="$(this).css('opacity', '1');" onMouseOut="$(this).css('opacity', '.4');" height=12 width=12 border=0 alt="Open in new Window."></a></td><td class="norm"  style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;" align=left><div align=left> <small>by</small> <span class="noselect subTrigger" style="cursor:pointer;"  onContextMenu="hideMine('uPort_opts');uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'cathartes02', '', '', 'vulture', '60', '', 'OFF', '100274184', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'cathartes02', '', '', 'vulture', '60', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'cathartes02', '', '', 'vulture', '60', '', 'OFF', '100274184', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: cathartes02
Member Since: September 11th, 2004
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >Robert Waltz</a></span> <a class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/cathartes02','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/cathartes02" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'cathartes02', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'September 11, 2004', '', 'vulture', '60', 'Moderator');"  onMouseOut="hide_uport ();"><span style="padding:0px 4px 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;"><img src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/costumicons/ps-icon-standard_b-60.gif"   width=30 height=15 border=0 alt="Author Icon"></span></a></td></tr><tr <td colspan=1 class="norm" style="padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td><td colspan=4 class="norm" style="padding:20px 10px 0px 45px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"><div style="padding:0px 20px 0px 0px;float:left;"><img border=0 width=175 src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/writers/nls/"></div><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/4488-Fear.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Fear  

 Today, I want to talk about fear.

 No, you&#39;re not reading the Horror/Scary newsletter. Almost all writing requires the use of emotion to keep the reader&#39;s attention, including (p...

 [Click To Read More]"><span style="font-size:larger;">Fear</span></a><div style="padding-top:15px;"><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;font-weight:normal;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/4488-Fear.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Fear  

 Today, I want to talk about fear.

 No, you&#39;re not reading the Horror/Scary newsletter. Almost all writing requires the use of emotion to keep the reader&#39;s attention, including (p...

 [Click To Read More]">The only thing we have to fear is phobophobia</a></div><div style="padding-top:15px;"><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;font-weight:normal;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/4488-Fear.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Fear  

 Today, I want to talk about fear.

 No, you&#39;re not reading the Horror/Scary newsletter. Almost all writing requires the use of emotion to keep the reader&#39;s attention, including (p...

 [Click To Read More]">n/a</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4><img src="/trans.gif" height=10></td></tr><tr style="" ><td class="norm" style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><small>#4483:</small></td><td class="norm" valign=bottom style="padding:10px 10px 0px 5px;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><a class="blue2roll" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/4483-Avoid-Stumbling-over-Sentence-Fragments.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Avoid Stumbling over Sentence Fragments   

          When sentences are not correct, are not finely tuned, the quality and clarity of communication is lost. One way to keep sentences from working i...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>For Authors</big></a> &nbsp;<a title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/4483-Avoid-Stumbling-over-Sentence-Fragments.html"  target="_blank" ><img class="noSelect" loading="lazy" style="opacity:.4;" src="http://www.WriterU.Com/nw.gif" onMouseOver="$(this).css('opacity', '1');" onMouseOut="$(this).css('opacity', '.4');" height=12 width=12 border=0 alt="Open in new Window."></a></td><td class="norm"  style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;" align=left><div align=left> <small>by</small> <span class="noselect subTrigger" style="cursor:pointer;"  onContextMenu="hideMine('uPort_opts');uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'vzabel', '', '', 'books', '40', '', 'OFF', '100098662', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'vzabel', '', '', 'books', '40', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'vzabel', '', '', 'books', '40', '', 'OFF', '100098662', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: vzabel
Member Since: March 19th, 2002
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >Vivian </a></span> <a class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/vzabel','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/vzabel" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'vzabel', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'March 19, 2002', '', 'books', '40', 'Preferred Author');"  onMouseOut="hide_uport ();"><span style="padding:0px 4px 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;"><img src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/costumicons/ps-icon-standard_b-40.gif"   width=30 height=15 border=0 alt="Author Icon"></span></a></td></tr><tr <td colspan=1 class="norm" style="padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td><td colspan=4 class="norm" style="padding:20px 10px 0px 45px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"><div style="padding:0px 20px 0px 0px;float:left;"><img border=0 width=175 src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/writers/nls/"></div><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/4483-Avoid-Stumbling-over-Sentence-Fragments.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Avoid Stumbling over Sentence Fragments   

          When sentences are not correct, are not finely tuned, the quality and clarity of communication is lost. One way to keep sentences from working i...

 [Click To Read More]"><span style="font-size:larger;">Avoid Stumbling over Sentence Fragments</span></a><div style="padding-top:15px;"><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;font-weight:normal;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/4483-Avoid-Stumbling-over-Sentence-Fragments.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Avoid Stumbling over Sentence Fragments   

          When sentences are not correct, are not finely tuned, the quality and clarity of communication is lost. One way to keep sentences from working i...

 [Click To Read More]">Smooth correct sentences aid in reading and writing comprehension</a></div><div style="padding-top:15px;"><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;font-weight:normal;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/4483-Avoid-Stumbling-over-Sentence-Fragments.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Avoid Stumbling over Sentence Fragments   

          When sentences are not correct, are not finely tuned, the quality and clarity of communication is lost. One way to keep sentences from working i...

 [Click To Read More]">n/a</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4><img src="/trans.gif" height=10></td></tr><tr style="" ><td class="norm" style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><small>#4486:</small></td><td class="norm" valign=bottom style="padding:10px 10px 0px 5px;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><a class="blue2roll" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/4486-Kids-Like-Being-Scared--Really.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Greetings,

 I love roller coasters, I&#39;ve always loved them, the thrill of the climb, a bit scary as the wheels clatter up, past a couple of birds, then for a split second pause to look down on ...

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Member Since: December 28th, 2005
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