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Benefits to Writing with Children

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Briana Vedsted requested a post about writing and being a parent.   So, I’m going to make the next few Wednesday posts a series about being a parent and an author.  A humorous series that goes over the good, the … Continue reading →

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Not an Angel?

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I call you an angel Which you casually deny With an impish grin Yet, I always see your wings Folded and off-white More beautiful than those of any bird I can see your halo Crooked, but still pristine Emanating your … Continue reading →

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Unraveling

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

It starts with a single thread Pulled without a care Then another thread Followed by a third Until the tapestry of life Unravels in your hands You try to stitch it back Needing time to think And see the truth … Continue reading →

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The Trouble with Sin

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

  Sin:  Oh for the love of the gods!  I don’t look anything like that! Author:  Sorry.  Thief images on the internet are rather basic.  It was either this or a leather-clad woman that would be equally at home on … Continue reading →

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Questions to Fizzle

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Sknicholls had a lot of questions for Fizzle about himself and the dragons of Windemere.  He has promised to answer those questions to the best of his ability.  If you can think of any other questions, please feel free to … Continue reading →

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The Squirrel Story

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Ionia has requested that I tell the squirrel story.  I have a few, but I believe this is the one she’s talking about.  If anything, this is the one that comes to my mind first. In college, I was in … Continue reading →

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Quadruple Threat: Amazon, Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter?

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I can’t believe I never realized this before.  Well, I realized, but I didn’t pick up on it before.  We all know how important social media is to the self-published author.  It’s the life-blood of our marketing whether we like … Continue reading →

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Day in the Nerdy Life

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

This should counter the dark one.  In response to We Drink Because We’re Poets poetry prompt: Day in the Life of a Nerd. There was a young nerd with some dice Who bought the whole set for a low price … Continue reading →

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(Extremely Dark Story) They Did It Again

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

John W. Howell asked me to write a story about an author in pain writing his latest manuscript with a crazed fan having him at gunpoint.  I put a different twist on it and went rather evil and super dark.  … Continue reading →

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When the Weather Always Sucks

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Mere months ago it was too cold I shivered in my bed Cursing Father Winter For torturing my hearth and home Now I swear it is too hot Sweat flooding from my pours Making sleep a tumultuous affair That I … Continue reading →

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