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75Vampires: Folklore vs. Fiction
Test yourself to see if you know which traits of this revenant are from folklore, which from literature that authors and filmmakers created later, and which fit both.
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72Gabriel: Remembering an Exceptional Cockatiel
It's said that one should not replace a lost pet too soon, because it will never live up to the first pet's memory. Even after many years, I cannot find another bird like Gabriel. Read how remarkable he was!
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67Common Comma Confusions
Comma misuse, like apostrophe misuse, is a plague that drives me crazy. I’m not the only one, but I’m in therapy to overcome the trauma (just kidding). The purpose of a comma is to indicate certain kinds of pauses. I say certain kinds because, although comma usage is sometimes optional, one cannot use one just whenever one would choose to take a breath.
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72The Lighter Side of Vampires
“Dracula Sucks,” reads a bumper sticker I’ve seen around town... Did you know that vampires can be downright hilarious? From the obsessive-compulsive habits folklore's tradition to modern novels and films, sink your teeth into your own funnybone with these examples. Accompanied by original color cartoons.
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75Apostrophes for Dummies
I’m a stickler for correct punctuation and word use. It seems like the rest of the world is not. Read some of the basic rules for use of apostrophes, with examples, peppered with humor. First in a series.
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70What's with These Crazy Christmas Carols?
Ever think twice about the carols we sing each winter? As a singing bell ringer, I have plenty of time to consider the lyrics. Some are glorious, some funny, some downright strange. Here we focus mostly on strange. Also features a video of me singing my own verses to "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas."
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56Random Writing on a Dare
Okay, so a person I don't know has dared me to do a free writing... Writing on writing, writing on relationships, writing on spontaneity.
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62Abortion: Where Both Sides are Wrong
From my experiences as an unwed mother, I have learned that the labels and slogans on both sides of the abortion debate miss the point. Here's why.
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61Love Me Blind: Imaginary Lover 2
Matthew returns in this second installment of my series of Love Stories with Poems--eventually to be replaced by someone more real and loving than could ever be expected.
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68Life Without Grammar: A New Babel
I’m one of the rare perfectionists some call grammar Nazis. The more I see commas in between subjects and predicates and apostrophes to indicate plurals, the more I shake my fist and cry, “What do they teach in these schools?” Everyone is writing differently, disregarding all the rules. It’s the nature of language to change. But if everyone changes in different directions, it’s chaos. It’s like the confusion of language at the Tower of Babel.
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