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 Checking Into Rehab   

The title isn&#39;t personal, really...but it&#39;s about a pet peeve of mine.  I drive through run down neighborhoods that have beautiful old homes going to ruin, or subdivi...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Action/Adventure</big></a> &nbsp;<a title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/9540-Doing-Some-Rehab.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, 'legerdemain', '', '', 'turkey', '70', '', 'OFF', '100220934', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'legerdemain', '', '', 'turkey', '70', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'legerdemain', '', '', 'turkey', '70', '', 'OFF', '100220934', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: legerdemain
Member Since: January 14th, 2004
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >Leger~SoGrateful</a></span> <a class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/legerdemain','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/legerdemain" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'legerdemain', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'January 14, 2004', '', 'turkey', '70', 'Senior 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-70.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/action_adventure-19.jpg"></div><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/9540-Doing-Some-Rehab.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Checking Into Rehab   

The title isn&#39;t personal, really...but it&#39;s about a pet peeve of mine.  I drive through run down neighborhoods that have beautiful old homes going to ruin, or subdivi...

 [Click To Read More]"><span style="font-size:larger;">Doing Some Rehab</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/9540-Doing-Some-Rehab.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Checking Into Rehab   

The title isn&#39;t personal, really...but it&#39;s about a pet peeve of mine.  I drive through run down neighborhoods that have beautiful old homes going to ruin, or subdivi...

 [Click To Read More]">Some words on revitalizing an old story.</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/9540-Doing-Some-Rehab.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Checking Into Rehab   

The title isn&#39;t personal, really...but it&#39;s about a pet peeve of mine.  I drive through run down neighborhoods that have beautiful old homes going to ruin, or subdivi...

 [Click To Read More]">Have you managed to refurbish a story? </a></div><div style="clear: both;"></div><div style="background-color: #f0f0f0;padding:20px;margin: 20px 0px 0px 0px;border-radius: 5px;border:2px dashed #000;">Note:  <b>05-08-19 @ 4:42pm</b><div style="padding:10px 0px 0px 10px;"><img loading="lazy" style="" class="emoteZ" src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/e21/right.png" alt="*Right*" title="Right" border=0  width=15 height=15> &nbsp; <font class="size4" style="">"Note: <a   rel="mllightbox" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/profile/note_id/604718"  target="_top">View this Note</a>"<script><!-- 

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 Statistics show advertising with commercials is big business. Here are a couple of staggering facts:  

     A quarter of the show you&#39;re watching is commercials

  A Super Bowl ad costs six f...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Comedy</big></a> &nbsp;<a title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/9537-Time-for-a-Commercial-Break.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, 'memories', '', '', '', '60', '', 'OFF', '100487062', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'memories', '', '', '', '60', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'memories', '', '', '', '60', '', 'OFF', '100487062', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: memories
Member Since: February 22nd, 2007
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >Lornda</a></span> <a class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/memories','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/memories" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'memories', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'February 22, 2007', '', '', '60', 'Moderator');"  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-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/comedy-9.jpg"></div><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/9537-Time-for-a-Commercial-Break.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Statistics show advertising with commercials is big business. Here are a couple of staggering facts:  

     A quarter of the show you&#39;re watching is commercials

  A Super Bowl ad costs six f...

 [Click To Read More]"><span style="font-size:larger;">Time for a Commercial Break</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/9537-Time-for-a-Commercial-Break.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Statistics show advertising with commercials is big business. Here are a couple of staggering facts:  

     A quarter of the show you&#39;re watching is commercials

  A Super Bowl ad costs six f...

 [Click To Read More]">Forget the cat videos. Watch a commercial for a laugh or to inspire you to write a comedy!</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/9537-Time-for-a-Commercial-Break.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Statistics show advertising with commercials is big business. Here are a couple of staggering facts:  

     A quarter of the show you&#39;re watching is commercials

  A Super Bowl ad costs six f...

 [Click To Read More]">Have you ever watched a commercial that made you laugh, and has it ever inspired a story/poem? </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>#9536:</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/9536-Let-me-help.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Volunteering 

Last month&#39;s newsletter was about asking for help, and a related topic would be  asking to help , or volunteering!

So, how can you find volunteer opportunities? One of the best...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Contests & Activities</big></a> &nbsp;<a title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/9536-Let-me-help.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, 'spidergirl', '', '', '', '60', '', 'ON', '100256153', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'spidergirl', '', '', '', '60', '', 'ON'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'spidergirl', '', '', '', '60', '', 'ON', '100256153', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: spidergirl
Member Since: June 20th, 2004
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >spidey</a></span> <a class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/spidergirl','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/spidergirl" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'spidergirl', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Today', 'Today', 'June 20, 2004', '', '', '60', 'Moderator');"  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-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/contest-31.jpg"></div><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/9536-Let-me-help.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Volunteering 

Last month&#39;s newsletter was about asking for help, and a related topic would be  asking to help , or volunteering!

So, how can you find volunteer opportunities? One of the best...

 [Click To Read More]"><span style="font-size:larger;">Let me help!</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/9536-Let-me-help.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Volunteering 

Last month&#39;s newsletter was about asking for help, and a related topic would be  asking to help , or volunteering!

So, how can you find volunteer opportunities? One of the best...

 [Click To Read More]">How to volunteer on Writing.Com</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/9536-Let-me-help.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Volunteering 

Last month&#39;s newsletter was about asking for help, and a related topic would be  asking to help , or volunteering!

So, how can you find volunteer opportunities? One of the best...

 [Click To Read More]">Do you want to help?</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>#9530:</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/9530-Symbols.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 One of the most powerful tools at our disposal as writers is symbolism.

And yet, few of us pause to consider what the origin of a symbol might be.

Writing is all about symbols, really - every le...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Fantasy</big></a> &nbsp;<a title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/9530-Symbols.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/fantasy-30.jpg"></div><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/9530-Symbols.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 One of the most powerful tools at our disposal as writers is symbolism.

And yet, few of us pause to consider what the origin of a symbol might be.

Writing is all about symbols, really - every le...

 [Click To Read More]"><span style="font-size:larger;">Symbols</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/9530-Symbols.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 One of the most powerful tools at our disposal as writers is symbolism.

And yet, few of us pause to consider what the origin of a symbol might be.

Writing is all about symbols, really - every le...

 [Click To Read More]">Objects as metaphor</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/9530-Symbols.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 One of the most powerful tools at our disposal as writers is symbolism.

And yet, few of us pause to consider what the origin of a symbol might be.

Writing is all about symbols, really - every le...

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Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;cursor:pointer;" >Elle</a></span> <a class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/elle','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/elle" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'elle', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'July 21, 2010', '', '', '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/for_authors-16.jpg"></div><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/9529-Character-Inspiration.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

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Each night she listened to the prayer I would say,
&#34;I pray the Lord my soul to keep.&#34; 
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