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Please click on the *Contact* button (at the top-right) and fill in the form.BLOG: TWAS The NIGHT BEFORE (a HWG) Christmas
Last night I was part of the entertainment at a wonderful holiday party put on by the Las Vegas Writers' Group. The food, drink and merriment flowed -- which probably helped the good reception to the poem I read. (It was my winning entry in the 2007 Henderson...
BLOG: “Looking Back” A Film Noir
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November 2010 BLOG: Couch Potato Aerobics & Stamp Out Potatoe Patterns
Let’s not rot our brains as Weird Al Yankovic warns in his song “Couch Potato” (“... I love shows with or without a plot; I'll stare 'til my legs are numb, my eyes bloodshot; Because I only have got; One brain to rot; I'm gonna spend my life watching television a...
BLOG: Improv Brain Warm-up: One-Word-At-A-Time
[Ages 5 to 105] Here’s a game that improv comedy troupes use as a warm-up to keep their brains agile. You and your family can flex your brains playing this fun game. 1. The first player starts by saying a word. 2. Another player says a word which comes next in a...
BLOG: Stamp Out Potato Patterns
(Materials [makes 6 stamps]: 3 potatoes, tempera paint, paper) IMPORTANT: Adults, not children, carve the potatoes. 1. Clean and cut each potato in half. 2. Carve out a different design in each, about 1/4 inch deep, in the flesh of the potatoes. The design should be...