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This Week in Words (11-13-06)

This is rolling in a day late, but better late than never . . . Â Anachronism >n. a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other thanÂ in which it exists, esp. a thing that is conspicuously old-fashoined: everything was as it would have appeared in centuries past apart from one anachronism, a bright yellow

AlienSkin Magazine Contest

13NovemberSuzanneWriting

I just noticed this contest, over at AlienSkin.Â The deadline is midnight Nov. 15th so if I enter I’ll have to overhaul something already written.Â The genre is Science Fiction. Good luck to any who enter!

Flightplan

11NovemberSuzanneMovies

A movie depicting the desperation of a frantic mother, Kyle Pratt (played by Jodie Foster),Â and her determination to find herÂ missing daughter.Â The majority of the film takes place on a transatlantic flight just afterÂ the death of Mrs. Pratt’s husband.Â Pros:Â The mother is creative in her search and uses her expertiseÂ in planeÂ layout to good advantage.Â

Top Ten Things To Do With Leftover Halloween Candy

10NovemberSuzanneJust for Laughs

10Â – Enamel coat each pieceÂ and use them as gag gifts. 9Â – Take it to a business competitorsÂ officeÂ and leave itÂ in the staff lounge. 8Â -Â Give itÂ to your dentist as contraband. 7Â – Host a game night and make the losers eatÂ candy. 6Â – Wait ’til yourÂ kids aren’t looking, thenÂ put it all awayÂ for next Halloween. 5Â -Â Take itÂ toÂ a clothing store andÂ fill

My Love/Hate Relationship With Hair

10NovemberSuzanneHome in the Rookery

I have a ritual for cutting my hair.Â I start by letting it grow too long, until all the ends are broken and frayed and even the men in my life can see I’m overdue. I set the appointment and startÂ fretting overÂ what cut to get.Â Should I go for a new look?Â Should I just

Mmmm . . . Purple Tomatoes

9NovemberSuzanneSpeculative Science

Remember whenÂ I bloggedÂ about food colors, and what colors are appetizing?Â Well, apparently tomatoes will now be served up in a new color.Â They’re aiming at blue, but itÂ looks closer to a rotten purple.Â Still, they’re supposed to deliver the great phytochemicals found in blueberries, and who knows, they may aesthetically replace the red onion on

Turning My Face to the Sun

9NovemberSuzanneHome in the Rookery, The Human Condition

We’ve had several days of gray and rain rain rain, but today the sun is shining from a clear blue sky.Â The trees are blazing in reds and yellows, looking like miniature suns themselves, and I’m thinking about sun worship. Days like this, it’s easy to see how and why itÂ came to be.Â The sun

When the World Holds Its Breath

8NovemberSuzanneSpeculative Science, The Human Condition

When I drive by a major accident on the freeway, or hear of storms raging and people dying in some other part of the world, I am always struck by how oddly connected yet seperate people are.Â That someone’s brother can be shot overseas, that a mother’s child can die in the womb, that a

Writing for the Wrong Editor

7NovemberSuzanneWriting

A writing friend got an inside tip thatÂ the editor of Weird Tales was looking forÂ short cat stories.Â Â I said “Aha!”Â and pulled out my (mostly unwritten) tiger goddess story, thinking that mightÂ be a perfect fit.Â I finished it yesterdayÂ and threw it upÂ for my group to rip apart, but I was feeling pretty good about it.Â It had

Handing It Out Free Has Never Paid So Well

6NovemberSuzanne2 CommentsWriting

When I started blogging writer friends questioned my inclusion of free ‘flash stories’ in the form of crafting pieces.Â The tone was definitly, “Oh–Didn’t you know?Â Â That’s considered published.Â Oh well.” Their logic was that paid publication is the goal, and flash pieces are widely accepted amongst the semi-pro markets, so I should be submitting them,

Suzanne Warr

Narrative designer, game designer, author

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