Tag Archives: poly-tics

The Friday Fishwrap: May Be Hazardous To Your Health

Posted on 1 June 2012 by Gwendolyn McIntyre

Words To Live By There are a lot of words that, by themselves mean nothing, but in conjunction with other words can gain you followers… and some of them might be unwanted. There is a list of keywords that … Continue reading →

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The Friday Fishwrap is Here, There and Everywhere

Posted on 6 April 2012 by Gwendolyn McIntyre

Writing is not a stress-free profession. Anyone who thinks it is has been using this method of stress reduction for far too long. I was briefly tempted to use it and a bottle of scotch earlier tonight after a blip … Continue reading →

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Pointing the finger: THAT’S RIGHT, let’s all BLAME THE CO-AUTHOR’s

Posted on 25 April 2011 by Gwendolyn McIntyre

There’s an interesting column over at e-Reads that leads off with … "Are you an And? A With? An As Told To? A Ghost? Wherever you stand on the co-author ladder, there’s a good chance that sooner or later … Continue reading →

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Write, Don’t Think?

Posted on 22 February 2011 by Gwendolyn McIntyre

How often do we Twitter or post a comment on FaceBook or some other social media site without thinking it through. Do we take the time to consider; (1) Is my comment relevant to anyone but me? If not, then … Continue reading →

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Authors Bruce Coville & Elizabeth Levy Return Safely from Egypt

Posted on 10 February 2011 by Gwendolyn McIntyre

A tank was parked outside the authors’ hotel.Photo by Bruce Coville By Rocco Staino February 10, 2011 Bruce Coville and Elizabeth Levy went to Egypt to speak at the Schutz American School in Alexandria and found themselves caught in the … Continue reading →

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Banning Banned Book Week, plus other Crimes against Literacy.

Posted on 4 October 2010 by Gwendolyn McIntyre

I just read the Blog of a teacher by the name of Risha Mullins.I’m angry enough about book banning as is, but the educator in me is silently screaming in rage at the hell this woman has been put through. What … Continue reading →

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Complacency and The Art of Looking The Other Way

Posted on 15 August 2010 by Gwendolyn McIntyre

Complacency is a marvellous thing. It allows people to conveniently forget facts and ignore the reality of the world around them… and then allows bigots and racists to form a political party that feels justified in calling for the violent overthrow … Continue reading →

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“Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup”

Posted on 27 July 2010 by Gwendolyn McIntyre

A discussion following a recent article on business management triggered the question: Is IT part of "the business"? Or does "the business" sit over there and IT sits over here and IT observes what the business is doing and … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Turn-ups

Posted on 8 June 2010 by Gwendolyn McIntyre

Nitting and Picking: I’ve been nitted and picked at for a lot of things, mostly for what apparently are (in the eyes of Americans) ghastly grammatical abuses or miscues in my writing. Well, I’m not sorry. I may live in … Continue reading →

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Friday Fish Wrap: The Late Edition

Posted on 17 May 2010 by Gwendolyn McIntyre

File this item under Farking Insanity and Complete Stupidity Arizona I’m with Tammi on this one. Whatever you folks have been smoking down there, it’s time for detox. BlogWartsI’m a fantasy writer, (Yes… one of them) which often puts me on … Continue reading →