Here be dragons.
Twitter / Search – #ThingsMenShouldntTextEachOther.
My brother would get furious at our younger sister for calling him “gay”, “queer”, “fag”. She would make this a game when he had friends over. My poor brother would try not to rise to her baiting him. But, like anyone who is tormented relentlessly, he did come to his limit.… Read the rest
Create and develop your own original stories or contribute to existing stories.
via Protagonize: collaborative story & creative fiction writing community.
“i’m in favor of crone capitalism — an economy run by malicious and sinister old women, often with magical powers”
~ Jake Tapper,
Senior White House Correspondent for ABC , on twitter
From “The Secret History of Moscow” by Ekaterina Sedia:
… Read the rest“It felt like a school trip, and Galina had to restrain herself from trying to hold hands with Timur-Bey; despite his diminutive stature, he appeared quite formidable. Besides, Galina thought, he had never been herded with a group of other children to a museum or an exhibition of the country’s agricultural prowess.
… Read the restWelcome to BloggingCaseStudy.com. This website, created by Glen Allsopp, has been developed as a result of a team effort with Andrea Wren, and the column she is writing for the Guardian newspaper. Starting September 3rd 2011, I (Glen) will personally be taking a freelance writer (Andrea) through the steps of how to build a popular blog that ethically makes money.
… Read the restIn addition to a 2-Day artist retreat at NYU ITP (October 1 & 2), we’re inviting artists (of all backgrounds and genres) to join us for some plein-air drawing, painting, photography, film and whatever else strikes your fancy at three super-inspiring locations in NYC.
Not a mobile digital artist? Well, that’s okay too. “Analog” artists are welcome to join us too!
Flickr: Tag Poetry
Find poetry in the tags used to index blogs and websites. I think it’s more about finding (and screen capturing) the right tags than writing them yourself (that would be too easy). But, you could write them. Make it look random and keep them alphabetical as if you just found them somewhere, out there.
Create your Cheerful Celebration list to give you small and big things to celebrate the little things in life or cheer yourself up when you’re a little down. This idea comes from When I Grow Up.
Mainly this is about lettering, how to create fun, fanciful and pretty letters. These can be used to illustrate quotations. Or add a unique touch to other creative work you are doing. Think outside the box. Just get the basics and take off with your own imagination and favourite things.