August 2017 – Words & Deeds

August 28, 2017

Articles to Resume in September (I hope)

So… no new posts to Words & Deeds for almost a month. Sorry about that. I dropped the ball. Then, after a day or two of pondering how to make time to go back and pick the ball up, I cursed loudly and kept walking (and taking care of the things that pay the bills… priorities, you know). Of course,...

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August 10, 2017

“I Got Sucked In”

That’s what we want people to say. That’s the reaction we want readers to have – “I got sucked in.” It’s the sort of answer you give when people ask why you look so tired (AKA why you spent the night reading instead of sleeping like a sane adult). We want that! We want the reader to get so caught...

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August 8, 2017

Old Grammar Rules That Should’ve Died with Latin

A friend of mine sent me a link to Oxford Dictionaries’ “Can you end a sentence with a preposition?” a few weeks ago. Obviously, I wasn’t horribly curious to hear the answer (having only just read the article). And why not? I already knew the technical answer, and I still didn’t care if anyone ends a sentence with a preposition....

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August 3, 2017

This Week Keeps Getting Better: My Week in Play Form

ME: I have today free. I should be able to get the paperwork together, clean the car, and go trade it in for a new one. No problem. *FATE: Nope. ME: Where the heck is all the paperwork?! No, it’s fine. It has to be here somewhere. I have plenty of time left. FATE: Nope. ME: How on Earth could...

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August 1, 2017

Post Delayed Due to Ugh

Here is a 6 word short story about my car-buying experience this weekend: They gave me the wrong car. Yep. You read that right. And that is why today’s intended post will be delayed. Thank you for your patience! -Em