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Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Winter

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It's cold out here I say to my husband. It's not cold he says. You lived in Iowa. Iowa! After all, it gets to twenty below in Iowa. Yes, I say, but we dress for it in Iowa. We layer. This is the key. It's what you don't understand in California. I give him one of those pitying looks. You see, I tell him. We keep our bodies a... More..

Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips Writing a journal and thoughts on writing

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I've heard it said that a writer needs to keep a journal. It's the morning stretch, a sun salutation, a flossing of the mind. Maintaining a journal is good writing hygiene. If you write in your journal every day you won't have bleeding gums, or at least if you do you'll be able to describe them. I've never been able to make ... More..

Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Pets

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I was getting the dog for Ralph. Ralph was the one who loved poodles, black standard poodles. Ralph who had always had them, Ralph who thought they were wonderful. I was getting the dog for Ralph. At first I was going to surprise him. But then I thought, no, I'd better tell him, because what if he didn't really want another ... More..

Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Self reflection

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Things I keep I keep mismatched socks and jeans that are too small as well as jeans that are too big just in case someday I'm something that I'm not. I keep mismatched flip-flops and worn down tennis shoes, for going to the breach just in case. And I keep my big winter parka, my Nanuk of the north parka that I brought from I... More..

Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Fear

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At first the safety glass between me and the cab driver makes me feel like a VIP or a spy. It's exciting. Home James I want to say. Then I look at the picture posted on the seat, the picture of the man who is in front of me, the picture that is more real than the man himself. The picture stares at me. I try to connect the ba... More..

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