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 Dem Bones   

I was recently reading an {x-Link:http://www.philly.com/philly/news/Forensic-experts-from-Mutter-Institute-Rutgers-Camden-work-Old-City-bones.html}article{/x-link} about some bones fou...

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I was recently reading an {x-Link:http://www.philly.com/philly/news/Forensic-experts-from-Mutter-Institute-Rutgers-Camden-work-Old-City-bones.html}article{/x-link} about some bones fou...

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 The Clerihew was invented by Edmund Clerihew Bentley {1875-1956} as a way to destress from heavy class loads in school in St. Paul&#39;s and Oxford. He was 16 years old when he wrote his first one:

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 The Clerihew was invented by Edmund Clerihew Bentley {1875-1956} as a way to destress from heavy class loads in school in St. Paul&#39;s and Oxford. He was 16 years old when he wrote his first one:

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 Hard Work    


Most accomplishments take hard work. Sure, there are instances of people sort of falling into their success, but overall it takes a lot of work. If you read interviews with publishe...

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 Hard Work    


Most accomplishments take hard work. Sure, there are instances of people sort of falling into their success, but overall it takes a lot of work. If you read interviews with publishe...

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 Hard Work    


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 [Click To Read More]">How do you polish your writing?</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>#8235:</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/8235-On-Historical-Fiction.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Recently, I’ve been rereading  North and South , by John Jakes. It’s not a new novel – it was written in 1981 – and it makes me feel pretty old to think about that, because I still remember th...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Drama</big></a> &nbsp;<a title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/8235-On-Historical-Fiction.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, 'kittee', '', '', 'paw_prints', '60', '', 'OFF', '100245347', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'kittee', '', '', 'paw_prints', '60', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'kittee', '', '', 'paw_prints', '60', '', 'OFF', '100245347', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: kittee
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 Recently, I’ve been rereading  North and South , by John Jakes. It’s not a new novel – it was written in 1981 – and it makes me feel pretty old to think about that, because I still remember th...

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 When you think about it, cities are weird.

It&#39;s not every species on Earth that builds cities the way humans do. Sure, you have beehives and anthills, beaver lodges and such. But none of these ...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Fantasy</big></a> &nbsp;<a title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/8226-Cities.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
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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/8226-Cities.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

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Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;cursor:pointer;" >Andy~hating university</a></span> <a class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/andy78','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/andy78" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'andy78', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'October 16, 2014', '', '', '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/8233-Into-the-deadlights-we-go.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

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 Gathering evidence is an important part of solving a mystery, but it is only the first step. After your characters have collected their evidence they need to figure out what it all means. In some ways...

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Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >Arakun the Scary Raccoon</a></span> <a class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/arakun','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/arakun" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'arakun', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'January 10, 2007', '', 'cemetery', '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/8228-I-figured-it-out.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

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 Could you also please advise on the grammar regarding &#34;...&#34; (indicating a pause or etc. as per my understanding). When is it apt to use it in a dialogue? How to punctuate a sentence containing...

 [Click To Read More]">Another question from one of our members. This one about the proper use of the punctuation mark, the Ellipsis.</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/8232-The-Many-Lives-of-the-Ellipses.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Could you also please advise on the grammar regarding &#34;...&#34; (indicating a pause or etc. as per my understanding). When is it apt to use it in a dialogue? How to punctuate a sentence containing...

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 Easter Poetry Forms   


This time of year many people celebrate Easter. I found a couple of poetry forms that remind me of that celebration. 


  Blessed Cross  


The Blessed Cross is a mor...

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 Easter Poetry Forms   


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  Blessed Cross  


The Blessed Cross is a mor...

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 Easter Poetry Forms   


This time of year many people celebrate Easter. I found a couple of poetry forms that remind me of that celebration. 


  Blessed Cross  


The Blessed Cross is a mor...

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Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >Dawn Embers</a></span> <a class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/elfmage7','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/elfmage7" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'elfmage7', '<span style=\'color:#009900;font-weight:bold\'>Online Now</span>', '', 'July 1, 2005', '', 'cat_relaxing', '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/8231-Gray-Area-Between-Romance-and-Erotica.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

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         The short story has all the elements of a longer work, novella or novel, but it is told in brief. The beginning, middle, twist and end. One thing I believe the short story ...

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         The short story has all the elements of a longer work, novella or novel, but it is told in brief. The beginning, middle, twist and end. One thing I believe the short story ...

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 Greetings!

         The short story has all the elements of a longer work, novella or novel, but it is told in brief. The beginning, middle, twist and end. One thing I believe the short story ...

 [Click To Read More]">How many characters can effectively share their perspective in a short story?</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>#8222:</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/8222-A-Guided-Meditation.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

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