Okay. Truthfully, I’m not a bad speller. As a freelance copywriter, good spelling is important — or at least good self-editing. But I often let fear of mistakes keep me from starting with personal creative projects. Getting over that fear inspired my blog.
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Print Ads DD Audio: A Series This required a lot of research to understand the science behind what made the A Series different so I that could come up with a headline that expressed that meaning in a creative way. DD Audio: Redline DD Audio's Redline was the first product line to be manufactured in... Continue Reading →
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How to Know if You’re Part Mime?
Mimes are a type of performer you either love or hate. But even those who avoid them at all cost may be connected to them on the deepest level. To know if you’re part mime, you first need to understand their origin. Where do mimes come from? Historians differ on the exact location, but the... Continue Reading →
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Naughty or Nice List Continuation Hearings
Hello, I am here to speak on behalf of Naughty Inhibits Children’s Egos, or as you may have heard of us, NICE. I thank the Elf Council members and Clause and Company for allowing me to speak before you today. Some of you I have met before. It’s good to see my old friend Buddy... Continue Reading →
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What Your Ceiling Fan (People See in Video Calls) Says About You
The quarantine caused by COVID-19 forced many of us to work from home and depend on video conference calls. Whether you do them in your home office, kitchen, or living room, other people can now examine more of your life — and gain new insights about you — from common background elements, like your ceiling... Continue Reading →
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How a Zine Helped Me Deal With Anxiety From the Quarantine
Sometimes a new creative outlet comes along just when you really need it. You may never have heard of zines, but they’ve been around for many decades. They are small pamphlets or booklets of a mini comic or any topic of interest that are traditionally made using a photocopier to be self-published in small circles.... Continue Reading →
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I Was a Teenage Haunted House Monster
October starts as fall begins. The weather is chillier as night comes sooner and the tree leaves begin to die beautifully. Halloween costumes are bought to scare or seduce. Pumpkins get gutted and carved. “Pumpkin spice” — a horror all its own — gets added to too many things. And 26 years ago in October,... Continue Reading →
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Preparing for the Parenting Time Change
Okay, long-time parents, I believe you now: When my wife and I heard things like “What free time, I’ve got kids?” or “They grow up so fast,” we never understood how true they would be until we became parents ourselves. When we finally understood it, we wish we had prepared for it. If you’re about... Continue Reading →
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Police Seeking Help in Identifying Englishman Robber Accused of Killing Local Hero
“I’ll never go in that garden again,” Gertrude Giant told me when I met with her to talk about the case. It’s been two weeks since her husband George’s death and the local police still have no leads. Gertrude said the events that led to his death started when she found a wide beanstalk that... Continue Reading →
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How to Tell a Good Joke (Explained for a 6-year-old)
You have the power to make friends and family smile and laugh. Amazing! That is the power of a good joke. But getting great at telling jokes will take some serious work. But fun work, not the boring kind. A joke is like telling about a dot-to-dot picture that only you know what it is... Continue Reading →
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Letter From a Forgotten Friend
Dear Mark! You may not remember me! I am Captain Lazer Fist! Leader of the Jet Pack Force! We met when you were 8! I’m writing so you can help me! You created me but didn’t finish my story! Me and the Jet Pack Force have been fighting the Criminal League! For 34 years! Do... Continue Reading →
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Teaching Art & Patience
My son and I both enjoy drawing and doing art projects. We also share an impatience with the slow process of learning how to get better at it. When I was a kid, I really loved drawing. But a lack of progress in my skills and lack of confidence caused me to quit doing it... Continue Reading →
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My Favorite Pen and I
I’ve used many pens in my life. But it wasn’t until I met the Zebra F-301 .7mm Ballpoint Retractable Pen, that I met one I actually cared about. Like many users, I had a type…for a while. Until I had another type. Who knew pens could come in so many beautiful varieties? And when I was... Continue Reading →
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From a Thankful Adoptive Parent to Foster Parents
My wife and I adopted our son—our first and only child—when he was 10 years old. Looking back, it seems that we had to wait for him and he had to wait for us—his future forever family. The abuse and neglect he had to experience during his time with his biological parents, sickens me. However,... Continue Reading →
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The Professor’s Proposal
The Professor steered the blimp towards the shimmering bit of multicolored light that marked the edge of the Bermuda Triangle. “This is my absolute favorite part,” Penelope said walking up to the cockpit’s main viewing window. She pressed a hand on the glass and her delighted face came closer to the glass. For a moment,... Continue Reading →
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Mad Max: The Post-apocalyptic Western Series
FYI: There are some original movies spoilers here, but most probably won’t ruin your enjoyment of them. Post-apocalypse settings in pop culture come from many different origins: nuclear war, viral outbreaks, global natural disasters, robot uprisings, zombies, vampires, alien invasions, and just a general societal breakdown. Of course, societal breakdown is usually the result of... Continue Reading →
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I’ll Never Be a Drummer
People in rock bands are cool. The instruments they play are cool. Drum solos are cooler than guitar solos. Drums are the coolest instrument. I want to learn to play the drums. This was my thinking growing up. I’ll learn to play the drums and I’m absolutely sure I’ll be good at it. It never... Continue Reading →
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Halloween Costume That I’m Both Most Ashamed of and Proud
You remember hearing about the “Ghost of the Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts,” right? If you did, it would really make me feel better about myself with this story. In case not—and it will become apparent you’re not alone—the “Ghost of the Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts” was one of my brother and I’s favorite scary stories... Continue Reading →
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Dreams and the Internet Connection
Recently, I awoke from a dream in the middle of the night and had an experience that made me see a connection between my mind while dreaming and surfing the Internet. I didn’t remember all the details of my dream but the phrase, “back when I could fly” stayed with me. Now unable to sleep,... Continue Reading →
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There are Consequences to Calling Yourself a Ninja
Beth, a self-proclaimed Social Media Ninja, stopped checking her feeds long enough to look at the rectangular package she had received earlier that day. She opened the box to see a finely polished wooden box. Opening the lid, she saw a scroll, which she then laid out on her desk. Here is what she read:... Continue Reading →
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What’s Your “Over the Top” Technique for Creative Leverage?
In case you’re not up on all your Sylvester Stallone movies, “Over the Top” starred Stallone as a truck driver trying to win custody of the son he never knew he had by competing in professional arm wrestling competitions. Yes, I’m serious. When he was in a match he was about to lose, he performed... Continue Reading →
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