(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Tall Tales from the Great Plains · #1 Are you old enough to remember road trip vacations down Route 66? How about the restroom breaks at service stations? I can still see the metal carousels advertising postcards for sale: 5 cents each, six for a quarter. One of my favorite cards was the Jackalope. #2 Fast forward to my collection of exaggeration postcards. The all-time best photographer-publisher … [Read more...] about EXAGGERATION Postcards
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Book Reviews: Recommended Reading
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Recommended Reading · If you want to stimulate your imagination and relax, then read. If you want to write, then read. But if you want to understand the craft of writing, then write a book review. That's what I've done. Here are reasons these three books are favorites of mine. The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie Can the words "powerful" and "brilliant" be over used? … [Read more...] about Book Reviews: Recommended Reading
