Changing Rhyme Schemes, or: The not so perfect Christmas poem
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK T ’was the week before Christmas, and I have to admit: I wasn’t feeling the spirit; not one little bit. The stockings weren’t hung, I didn’t know where they […]
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK T ’was the week before Christmas, and I have to admit: I wasn’t feeling the spirit; not one little bit. The stockings weren’t hung, I didn’t know where they […]
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK Ojenyunyat Sungwiyadeson honungradon nagwutut. Ojenyunyat osrasay! No, I didn’t position my fingers wrong on the keyboard. It doesn’t quite have the flow of “Merry Christmas”, but I’m told that’s the […]
I have Lateral Epicondylitis! The doctors say I might not make it, and that I should start making out my will and testament, maybe sooner rather than later. If only I hadn’t eaten that strange […]
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK Would you like a selfie? How about a twerk? Your confusion could be understandable, especially if you’re not on the internet much. (Are there many people besides my grandmother who […]
It’s suddenly occurred to me why working writers have to spend so much time promoting and selling these days: It’s to balance things out. After all, most of us like the writing part — if […]
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK Okay, which of these is funny? The first: While picking up a pharmacy prescription I noticed soda on sale, and caffeine is my favorite over the counter drug. An employee […]
Feeling that I’m not balancing enough crap in my life, I’ve sent a query and sample chapters of my YA humor/mystery novel to an agent. That makes six works I’ve got out making the rounds […]
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK “I cried because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. So I took his shoes. What was he going to do, chase me down?” […]
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK We here in rural Indiana don’t tend to think of ourselves as being part of the big worldwide picture. In fact, many people from the east and west coasts can’t […]
Not long ago I said I wouldn’t give a five-star review unless a bookmark came out and fed me chocolate while I was reading. Thanks to Barry Parham, I’ve gained five pounds and have chocolate […]