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Siri, or SOMETHING is not only listening to me, it’s actually hearing me
It was a long time ago that I arrived at the conclusion that our technology is listening, parsing and ultimately categorizing us by political categories for boxcars when the revolution comes. I know this because the most obscure conversations in … Continue reading
Posted in Books, documentaries, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged documentary, flannery o'connor, writing advice
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I’ve written stuff so good, I am forced to MENTION IT myself.
When magician Ricky Jay performs his playing card throwing act, in which two of the cards are thrown into the exact same spot–literally with no space between them, he berates the audience with that same line I use in my … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Blogging advice, Entertainment, Music, Reading, Social media, Writing
Tagged Eric Martin, Germany, Jimmy hendrix, Motivational Interviewing, Mr. Big, Music, ricky jay, The Voice, writing, writing advice
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Four blurbs you’ll never read anywhere else
I simply have to thank Lynette Noni for bringing the following legendary exercise in pith and summation back to the front of my mind. Little did Rick Polito know in 1998 that his witty rundown of classic movie lore would be … Continue reading
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Tagged Blogging Advice, creative exercises, novel writing, publishing, Self publishing, writing, writing advice, writing practice
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Blogging my spam comments on purpose
First of all, I’m giving Tony Burgess a hat tip for giving me this idea. He didn’t exactly say “hey, it’d be a cool idea to lay about and vociferate about the oatmeal filler in your Askimet comments filter,” but … Continue reading →