Quote me on this
That’s my story, and I’m sticking to it. – A.R. Tist
Who wants to be an empress?
“If you can’t be a good example, you’ll just have to be a horrible warning.” Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia July 1762-Nov. 1796 Brought Russia into the life of Europe; the best minds came to her court and corresponded with her in thousands of letters. Added over two hundred thousand miles to Russian territory,
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No longer teenagers
Next year, 2022, Write Up The Road turns 20! We’ll have been in the publishing business for twenty years – that’s a milestone. We’ll be announcing all sorts of innovations, from all things Boomer – look for our new imprint, Boomer Books – to a nod to our roots in creating reference and how-to books
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A colorful life
“You know artists – some daubs here, a dab there, and a line or two. But you’re still supposed to stay in the frame and not get paint on the wall. WHAT ?!?!? That’s not being creative, in my canvas. Unless you have paint on your elbows and over the Sherwin-Williams, you’re not really trying.
Cluck, cluck
There is an old saying that man only dares use his words for three purposes, to “heal, bless or prosper.” What man says of others will be said of him, and what he wishes for another, he is wishing for himself. If a man wishes someone “bad luck,” he is sure to attract bad luck
The gift?
It all started when Diablo realized he had a gift – or rather, a gift had him. All he had to do was sit down at a keyboard and type out what was said in his mind … short stories, poems, bits of novels all poured out of him. What was going on? The other
Some strange magick
“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.” – Albus Dumbledore So if wands do indeed choose the wizard, what wand has chosen you? Is it a sturdy, hardwood, plain but serviceable kind? A mere frippery, embellished with pearls and lace? Black and red, symbolizing your natal planets perhaps. (Madame Zombra
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Act III
There will be no Spring Cleaning this year. Instead, I intend to do a Swedish Death Cleaning. Yes, it’s a ‘thing’ right now. Very much all over the net. Drastic clutter calls for drastic measures. I absolutely must have a clear place in which to work, and work very hard to develop the talents I’ve