Writing the “interpretive text” for an art museum’s exhibition is nowhere near as glamorous and creative a job as you might think. And whenever that’s my job du jour, the thesaurus gets a total workout.
Oh, sure, the dictionary sees a good bit of action, too —
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Should we capitalize Raku?
How do [...]
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If you haven’t already met Claudia through her crystal-wit comments scattered about on Domestik Goddess, you might want to do yourself the favour of going to Dragonfly Dreaming to meet her now.
Why?
Here’s why:
I am a wild hippie woman. Natural, loving, instinctual, endangered, untamed, playful, fierce, inquisitive, artistic, intellectual, spirited, nurturing, unconquerable, melodramatic, universal and [...]
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If you’ve ever been owned by a cat, you’ll know what a charming pest a cat can be. Bored cats and the desks of busy people are (a) inevitably going to come together at some point, if there’s a cat in the house, and (b) not always a wonderful thing for productivity.
My own habit [...]
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Of all the various freelance writing jobs I do in real life, my all-time least favourite task is to write the little blurb for the back cover of a book. Succinct is not my forte. I am a natural-born babbler, as those who move through my life will know (to the detriment of their ears [...]
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I did it!
It took me seven years of researching, writing, and expert procrastination, but I’ve finally finished writing that dratted book that’s been hanging over my head for all that time…
Sit down, have a glass of bubbly for me, while I tell how it got done:
One week ago…
Life coach Thea Westra challenged me to identify [...]
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