A published post never comes back. It’ll linger on the internet until the Sun turns into a red giant (it cannot go supernova–it’s true, look it up.) You can never have it back or truly delete it, because search engines will cache it, bloggers will reblog it, and people will remember it (or save it or take screenshots of it). But you can still update it.
Why would you update a blog post? Here are … Continue reading
My family was lower middle class. I went to good private schools, but that was it. We could buy food, lived in a good apartment, and had health insurance. Everything was all right. Vacations were extremely rare, but it didn’t bother me: we lived on a coastal city, and I only had to cross the street to get to the beach–which I did every day. Not bad. So, my family had all the basics … Continue reading
Every time I go for a long car ride, I select one of my Hard Rock playlists. Road trips and rock’n’roll music are perfect for each other. Any stretch of asphalt gets even better when “Highway Star”, “She Sells Sanctuary”, “Highway To Hell”, “Heading Out To The Highway” and, of course, ”Born To Be Wild” are blasting out of the speakers.
Apparently, ad … Continue reading
Some blog posts are alive and well. They live in the sunny internet, being read and commented on, and sometimes even admired. However, some of their brethren are marginalized, hidden, and, sometimes (gasp!), even deleted.
Not all blog posts see the light of the day. After a thoroughly unscientific research, I came to realize these forgotten posts are split into five groups:
ROW80, or A Round of Words in 80 Days, is “the writing challenge that knows you have a life.” It allows you to set specific, measurable, and adaptable goals for yourself. What it’s not mentioned enough: you meet amazing people who share your interests, you cheer them on, and you celebrate their accomplishments as if they were yours.
MOTIVATION:
I … Continue reading
Most writers agree that sharing our precious pages is worrisome. What if I made a mistake? Will readers “get” my writing? And, worst of all, what if they don’t like it? Putting yourself out there is always a source of great trepidation for us introverts. It keeps us awake at night.
Clearly, Jennifer L. Oliver, Jessica O’Neal, and Kristy James don’t care about … Continue reading
Time for the last ROW80 Round 1 update! You can find my set of goals here. Round 1 of 2012 ROW80 ends today, March 22nd. And the second round begins on April 2nd.
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First, the results.
Writing goals:
Finally I have been able to hack this blog! Hello, I’m Fabius Fabioric. My twin brother, Fabio, doesn’t talk much about me, I know. Sometimes I think he’s ashamed of my repeated attempts to take over the world, or of my genetic experiments, or something. Maybe he knows I’m the better twin (in our case, much better). Anyway, it’s been ages since he visited me, even though I have an open-door policy … Continue reading
No, this post is not an 80’s movie. As I mentioned in my previous post, last year my former classmates and I had our first high school reunion. And I must confess that I was as nervous as Romy and Michelle before theirs.
I almost didn’t go. We hadn’t talked for twenty years. I was a little afraid that they would judge me. I was afraid that they would have forgotten me. … Continue reading
Thanks to Facebook, last year I got in touch with my high school friends. We created a group, shared some pictures, and even had our first high-school reunion!
The Facebook group is not very active, but a post last month caught everyone’s attention. One of us, let’s call him Mark, sent a confusing and surprising message. You see, Mark was a bully in school. Mark said that even though he thought his … Continue reading
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