Tag Archives: WestWord Arizona

I am Not a ghostwriter

Posted on April 4, 2013 by WestWordArizona

Recently, I’ve noticed what seems like scads of online ads posted by people offering to ghostwrite college students’ academic papers. That is so unethical. If students get caught submitting someone else’s work, they will receive a failing grade for the project. … Continue reading →

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Don’t know how to market this

Posted on February 1, 2013 by WestWordArizona

In December 1989, a notice in the local paper requested readers to send in their Christmas stories. The stories could be either fiction or nonfiction. I wrote a very short story and submitted it to the newspaper at the last … Continue reading →

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How’s that again?

Posted on October 29, 2012 by WestWordArizona

I read things posted in public places. Things like signs on commercial buildings and flyers and notices posted anywhere, including on telephone poles, store windows, and restaurant bulletin boards. And, yes, I also notice grammar and syntax mistakes in those … Continue reading →

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My excuse, er, reason for getting behind on blogging

Posted on February 26, 2012 by WestWordArizona

No, I haven’t abandoned this blog. Actually, I made a New Year’s resolution to try my very best to update two of my three blogs every week. Well, that resolution had to be put on hold for a while. The … Continue reading →

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On hiatus until January

Posted on December 25, 2011 by WestWordArizona

I am on hiatus for a while. We are moving from Arizona, and I will be offline until I have Internet service at our new location in North San Diego County. I will return in January and will try my … Continue reading →

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An excerpt from a “hair raising” experience

Posted on December 17, 2011 by WestWordArizona

I’m revising several essays I published in 2000–2001 on the late, but most likely unlamented, site known as Themestream. I will eventually post them for a limited time on this site before deciding what, if anything else, to do with … Continue reading →

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Almost flunked my first writing class

Posted on October 28, 2011 by WestWordArizona

Way back in the Mid-Jurassic Period, I got the bright idea to take a community college class in creative writing. I had been writing stuff forever—well since I was nine. By taking a college-level class, I figured I could learn … Continue reading →

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Honest, I never intended to torch my bedroom

Posted on October 4, 2011 by WestWordArizona

(Continued from previous post) I was disappointed when I didn’t win a slot in the newspaper’s first Columnist for a Day contest. However, the following June, The Powers That Be repeated the contest, and I thought I’d give it another … Continue reading →

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Judges not impressed by weird walk home

Posted on September 18, 2011 by WestWordArizona

One evening in June 1986, I picked up the newspaper and learned that a popular columnist, Mr. J, would be on vacation for three weeks in July. The Powers That Be invited readers to submit stories to a Columnist for … Continue reading →

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Notebooks: A necessity and an addiction

Posted on September 2, 2011 by WestWordArizona

Notebooks are a “must have” for writers. Writers must have notebooks to jot down ideas and observations before they’re forgotten. . According to an article I read last week, writers should keep a notebook in every room in the house. … Continue reading →

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