28 minutes ago by Matt Silverman

Comedy is king on Twitter. Professional humorists and armchair standups alike have amassed legions of followers that hang on every 140-character quip. Twitter humor is a brand-builder, a great writing exercise, and if you’re really good, it might even land you a job (but probably not, so settle down ...

48 minutes ago

I could write to you if you like. Little love notes would greet you at every turn. Paper worn down soft like summer skin. I could profess the feelings verbally, or in my hitched handwriting. I could leave a hundred notes secreted away in your room. Hidden in your socks. The collar of your shirt. The ...

1 hour ago by Gaia

Yeah, this isn't very exciting , it's just I have the layout and format of the 'zine sorted out the other day and I thought I should document it on here. I've actually gotten to the point now where I've started to design individual pages and the cover and back cover designs and asking for contributo ...

2 hours ago by Lee

Herald's Andy Brown given state award The KSHSAA presents two Oscar Stauffer Awards each year with one for outstanding service in covering athletes in the print media and one for broadcast. Gagnebin wrote a nomination letter for Brown and submitted examples of his writing. Read more on KC Community ...

3 hours ago by HopefulJo

Journal entry: Photographs: Hope and Stephanie Denita. Another shot of Hope and Stephanie Denita. I am grateful: 1. My niece feels close enough to me to share her frustrations with me. 2. Mom enjoyed the supper I cooked. 3. I have such a wonderful dog in Hope. 4. I slept enough to somewhat catch up ...

3 hours ago by laurathewise

Two weeks ago, I saw Shakespeare's Richard III. If you know the play, you'll completely understand the title of this blogpost. Richard III is one of the most famous of the histories, for this reason: Richard III. He's one of the greatest characters Shakespeare ever created. Maybe one of the greatest ...

3 hours ago by Jackie Paulson

http://www.blogher.com/about-me-and-my-divorce Hello, my name is Jackie Paulson. I am a 44-year-old single mother born on 12-12-1966 with the zodiac sign of Sagittarius. The one thing I find true for me that stands out in the traits of the zodiac sign is “Knowledge is power.” I love to read and lear ...

3 hours ago by Elizabeth Culmer, only a *little* bit crazy...

I'm doing thirtyforthree again, this time for Kira Sakuya/Mudo Setsuna/Mudo Sara from Kaori Yuki's Angel Sanctuary. There will be spoilers in nearly every theme -- given the characters, it's nearly impossible to avoid them! -- and a lot of potentially objectionable content. This is because the sourc ...

3 hours ago by Heather Johnson

Once I had a love and it was a gas / Soon turned out had a heart of glass (I will use any excuse to quote Blondie.) Take a little time to think. Allow yourself plenty of creative license (and, possibly, prepare yourself to defend that license). Write down (or type up) one of your memories about your ...

3 hours ago by Hmpf

Sorry, should have googled first. Now all I need is some hilly country west of the city... if there is any available, that is.