Archive for the ‘Writing Rants’ Category

Why Can’t We All Just Get Along? …or Don’t be such a jackass in the comments section…

So ever since RaceFail, I’ve been keeping an eye on what people are buzzing about in the writing world. The latest is an anthology to be published by called The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF. Take a look at the table of contents. Notice anything about them? Now take a look at the comments.
Mind-blowing indeed.
When [...]

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The Difference Between Artists and Writers (or Why Can’t I Dress Like That?!)

So last week I was in the kitchen at my job when one of the younger girls came in and the first thing I saw were her white knit legwarmers.
There are many, many people who should not wear legwarmers. I am one of those people. Put them on me, and it will make my legs [...]

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A post about how everything sucks (or the joy of experiencing changes in life)

(Disclaimer: the following post contains a lot of moping, groaning and whining about the stresses of putting a house on the market and life changes in general. You have been warned.)
I’ve been thinking a lot about life-altering events these past few days.
Death and tragedy ones, like the shootings what happened in Tinley Park and NIU [...]

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Fact Checking? We don’t need no stinking fact checking!

Oh, boy! My first rant!
Normally, I like to keep the Cafe rant free, but this really got to me, and I realized that it’s better to write about it than go charging out with a pitchfork and torch towards the nearest newspaper stand. That wouldn’t go over well, considering that I’m Christian, black and a [...]

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