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By Anna Steffl You say, “Thongs don’t get in a wad. They…er…shimmy deep into the Mariana Trench.” I say, “Check out the thong I crushed to the size of a gumball and flung on the bedroom floor.” It’s in a wad. I dare say I’m not the first woman to get a thong in a…
by Anna Steffl Grab a pencil and paper. We’re taking a test. It’ll be enlightening AND fun, I promise. Instructions: Jot down answers. Don’t read the text following the picture, or any of the blog comments, until you’ve finished writing your answers. Ready? 1. Name a color. Write three adjectives that describe the color. 2….
by Anna Steffl Which sentence is more true: A. Everybody thinks thinks they can write a book because they’ve read books. B. Everybody thinks they can build a car because they can drive cars. I know you said A. The only people who say B have grease stains on their church pants. Everyone says A…
So, you’ve decided to join a critique group. Congratulations. It’s a big step involving lots of trust — kind of like trusting the kiddie plastic picnic table won’t collapse when you heave yourself on it to get on the trampoline. But how do you maximize what you get out of the group? I’ve come up…
I don’t play video games. They bore me. But I’m quite diverted by machinima, a form of animation that uses 3-D graphics, often from video games, and then adds new voice-overs to tell a narrative. One of my favorite examples of machinima is Freeman’s Mind.“Freeman’s Mind is a [online] science-fiction comedy series that follows the…
