Tag: writing
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: step one :
Tada. Publikworks proudly presents — changes. New theme, new look, new tag. The whole shootin’ match. It’s the easy road, naturally, the one requiring the least effort. I spent minutes deciding on a ready-made design, pushed a button and, Bob’s your uncle, a brand new shiny blog. Hey, I lifted a finger, so the credit…
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: still recuperating :
Stats plummeted last month in a scary, screaming nosedive, but even that was a crushing disappointment. I missed setting the record for worst month ever by 24 lousy visits. So close. If I’m going down, I want a conflagration; I want explosions and charred debris, towering flames, smoke and rubble. I want people to watch…
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: brace yourselves :
This is the captain speaking. Please prepare for an unscheduled landing, ladies and gentlemen. Our little flight of fancy has been diverted due to a sudden loss of altitude. Our new destination is the record book: fewest visits ever this month. We’re witnessing history, you and I — along with one, possibly two other passengers.…
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: let’s tip our caps :
Welcome to National Ballpoint Pen Day. Why we love and revere such a utilitarian writing instrument isn’t much of a mystery. The ballpoint replaced the fountain pen. Fountain, hah. Gushers is what they were. Ink geysers. They spurted and erupted like nobody’s business. You needed a blotter to mop up the puddles. Gads, it’s a…
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: sorry, I’ve been busy banging my head :
I don’t have good sense, you know? I whine and complain about falling short, not measuring up, then put myself right back on the same course for failure. That’s not normal. Maybe pounding my head on keyboards and desks and walls has done some damage up there. Dislodged a part or two, frayed the wiring?…
the whirly girl 