Bon Voyage
If you have seen my bucket list post, Farewell Cruel World!, you may have noticed that I want to visit
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What is in a story?
Outline for A Long Story: When thinking about how to develop an idea for a story, there are many ideas that come to mind. I have been reflecting on some of the greatest short stories of all time like The Story of an Hour, The Yellow Wallpaper, and A Good Man is Hard to Find. … Continue reading What is in a story? -
Becoming a Storyteller
As of right now, I don’t necessarily have any concrete ideas for a long-form story but here are some potential ideas that I may bounce around and brainstorm more about: A story from the perspective of an impoverished, refugee child in a foreign country. – For this topic, I feel -
To My Sisters: You Inspire The World
Dear Older Sisters: You both have always been my number one fans and biggest supporters. Through all of the chaos and hard times, you have each remained strong and never let me forget that you were there for me. Even though each of you has your own specialties, whether that is nurturing or the tell … Continue reading To My Sisters: You Inspire The World -
Mr. Garrity And The Graves
He’s AliveTwenty-TwoA World Of His OwnIt’s A Good LifeYoung Man’s Fancy,Black Leather JacketsWhere Is Everybody?The PassersbyLittle Girl LostThe ChaserShadow PlaySounds And SilencesNothing In The DarkTwoNervous Man In A Four Dollar RoomLiving DollRing-A-Ding GirlQueen Of The NileThe FugitiveTo Serve ManIn His ImageThe Lateness Of The HourFour O’ClockNick of TimeThe Graves While -
Apocalypse Banishes Class (ABCs)
Ashy beasts crawl downward, ever fearless, grinning horribly in joy. Kids lie motionless, never once piercing quietness. Rubble starts trapping us. Violent whines. Xylophones? Yesterday’s zone. For this story, I wanted to create something with clear direction but a lot of room for the imagination to play. Only being able -
Self Wellness Check
Writing Assignment: 3 stars *** What worries me most about the future? In all honesty, finances. While I love the idea of being a teacher, the paycheck that comes along with the job is far from desirable. The job is emotionally gratifying, but not financially rewarding. I worry about how to be financially independent after ... -
The Right Words Don’t Exist
Dear Mom, I was thinking about this the other day, the power and importance of a strong bond between mother and child. I see the pain in your eyes when you remember your mom. You look just like her. It is clear that she meant the world to you, and -
Elemental
For this assignment, I generated 4 random phrases from Random Word Generator, 4 random fortunes from My Fortune Cookie, and a superhero name from Random Word Generator to build off of. The phrases/fortunes will be in bold in the text. Born in the western foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in -
Storytelling that Works
In the past few years, I haven’t done much reading for pleasure. I’ve picked up the odd Harry Potter book or an old graphic novel from my dad’s collection, but with the overwhelming presence of technology and the distractions that come with it, I’ve found it quite difficult to have -
Emotional Lyrics
Writing Assignment: 3 stars *** I am choosing three songs that give me the feeling of nostalgia. This song reminds me of sitting around a camp fire with my friends in the summer. Drinking Diet Cokes and making s’mores, tired from the days activities. We talked about anything and everything around that circle, or sometimes ... -
A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words
They say a picture is worth a thousand words…and here goes the story behind this one. July 2020: Covid is sweeping through the nation shortly after a young girl was born and given the name Joella. People all around the world are suffering from mental illness and depression from the past few months spent in … Continue reading A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words -
Living With Olaf… Arenndele
If I was given the option to live anywhere in the world, or fictional world, I would choose the Arenndele Castle from the movie Frozen. I would most likely move here after college and work for the government. I would reside in the castle and use my degree in political science to sustain myself. One … Continue reading Living With Olaf… Arenndele -
The Yellow Wallpaper
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Stetson is one of my personal favorite short stories. I was introduced to this short story in high school, where I was a member of the scholastic competition team. This is an older short story, however, the context in which it was written and the hidden meaning behind the story … Continue reading The Yellow Wallpaper -
Snow Angel
January 23, 2021. This is an angel at the cathedral in the centre of town. I went for a short walk today instead of the usual hike, because of the cold weather. Otherwise, I spent the entire day working on gRSShopper and watching football (it turned ou... -
Chickadee
January 21, 2022. This is a chickadee at the feeder in the back yard. With the recent extremely cold weather, the birds have been flocking to our feeders. Today I spent a full day indoors working on gRSShopper, getting it set up for my next MOOC - my f... -
Celebrate your New Attitude and Suck the Blood From My Wound
“Choose an emotion (happy, sad, excited, hyper, sleepy, suprised, inspired, ect..) and then choose three songs that elect that emotion. Name emotion, the song, and why it makes you feel that way. This can be done in three separate tweets to allow for character count. Have fun with this!” ds106 Assignments: Emotional lyrics Music is […] -
Avast Premier Review
When looking for an anti-virus plan for your COMPUTER SYSTEM, you should consider Avast Premier. This kind of application delivers privacy cover, net secureness, and appropriate protection. It is user-friendly interface and personalized security features are critical advantages. In addition , the program also has customizable skins and a background photo. Its efficiency and ease… Continue reading Avast Premier Review -
Avast Gaming Function
Avast comes with designed the gaming mode to protect you from detrimental online dangers, although still providing full control of your system. This feature might disable documenting software, block pop-ups, and postpone most qualifications activities to help you focus on what you like without disruption. The mode is also perfect for gamers, mainly because it… Continue reading Avast Gaming Function -
Computer virus Protection Intended for iPhone
If you’ve recently bought an iPhone, most likely probably concerned with the possibility of infections. While the phone is secure from many threats, variety of careers steps you should take to be sure your equipment is safe right from attack. Primary, download a virus-protecting App from your Apple App-store. This software is absolutely free and… Continue reading Computer virus Protection Intended for iPhone -
Julia and String Time
January 21, 2022. This is Julia waiting to play with the string. Today was no-meeting Friday, which allowed me to get a ton of work done preparing for upcoming work on data literacy. Very productive day. https://flic.kr/p/2mYTVGN -
Looking into the X-Ray
January 20, 2022. Today was a dentist day. This is the x-ray that looks inside my jaw. One minor cavity this time, so I'll have to come back. Today was also Costco day. And I even got some work done, with a newsletter and some background reading on dat... -
Part V: The Twist
Previously in the DS106 universe Now As Joe lay there, feeling smug with his own achievement, he simply let Victoria -
Completely Factual
Up A man obsessed with his dead wife kidnaps a young boy and takes him to a mysterious land where -
How Ya Feeling?
*** Three Stars For this assignment I had to choose three songs that elicit the same emotion. I chose the emotion love. The… -
Fish Tank Chit Chats
*** Three Stars Characters: Gina the goldfish Sammy the starfish Henry the hermit crab Setting: Dentist Office Conversation: Gina (G): its going to… -
Eagles Nest Township
*** 3 stars In the mid 1900s a group of friends set out on an adventure with the intent to travel to all… -
Putting Myself First
*** Three Stars This writing assignment serves as a wellness check. Below I have 5 questions that I must answer as a way… -
Daily Creates :)
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But first, coffee!
by nataliebookshelf, Latest, london stories, lovestory, Reading, short stories, ShortStory, Stories, Syndicated, womance books, womanfictionJanuary 23, 2022from the book Blend 37 – Pippa Bow A week had passed. On a Friday afternoon, Pippa picked up Tess from the airport and Tess couldn’t stop talking about the amazing time she had had with Gibson who was now heading off to New York where he had to discuss a case with one of his… Continue reading But first, coffee!
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