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Nigeria church Bible study shooting leaves 19 dead

By admin | Published: August 9, 2012

Three men entered a central Nigerian church just before Bible study began, but instead of joining the worship service they opened fire, killing at least 19 people in an attack that shows that violence is spreading in the divided nation. Skip to next paragraph Witnesses and the military described a chaotic, blood-soaked scene at the Deeper Life [...]

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Short Story Writers

By admin | Published: July 12, 2012

It takes great skill to step into the shoes of short story writers. This is because short story writers are required to weave an enthralling spell of magic in a very short duration, and with the use of a very limited number of words. Composing short stories is among the most challenging, most satisfying, yet, [...]

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Mark Vanderbeeken: The English Language Innovation Bias

By admin | Published: June 16, 2012

*This piece was originally published, in Italian, in the exceedingly innovative (and very Italian) website “Che Futuro.” *As somebody who spends a lot of time in non-Anglophone countries, this is a situation that I see commonly. I rarely see it as well-described as this. *I’d be flattered if people thought I wrote this thoughtful essay, [...]

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Emerging Writers Network: National Short Story Month – A Full-Service Shelter by Amy Hempel

By admin | Published: June 4, 2012

The new issue of Tin House (52, not currently visible on their website) has a plethora of great short stories and one of those is "the Full-Service Shelter" by Amy Hempel. Nearly every paragraph, and many second and third sentences within paragraphs, in the story begins "They knew me…" or "They knew us…" with the [...]

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Does mother’s Passover picture book cross church state line?

By admin | Published: April 12, 2012

My son snuggled into my lap as his pre-school classmates clustered around me. I had offered to read a book to his class. No big deal, right? But this wasn’t just any book. It was the day before Passover, and I had brought in a Jewish children’s book. Skip to next paragraph When I mentioned [...]

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Sudden Flash Youth – 65 Short-Short Stories, edited by Christine Perkins-Hazuka, Tom Hazuka and Mark Budman

By admin | Published: January 22, 2012

I’m starting to like short stories more and more. They are very refreshing, especially after a big book. However, I have never read a collection like this one. The stories are so short that I found myself wondering how the writers managed to express an idea in so very few words. and because the stories [...]

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Reading – How to Teach Supporting Details to Children

By admin | Published: December 29, 2011

Note: before one begins showing children how to pick out supporting details in an article make sure the child understands what Main Idea (Topic Sentence) is all about. Begin by explaining to the child: The topic sentence of a passage or paragraph tells us what it is about. have them write a topic sentence about [...]

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Santa tracker launches again with smart phone app, volunteers ready

By admin | Published: December 24, 2011

The volunteer Santa trackers at the North American Aerospace Defense Command are bracing for tens of thousands of calls and emails when their operations center goes live on Christmas Eve. Skip to next paragraph The military base has been telling anxious children about Santa’s whereabouts every year since 1955. that was the year a Colorado Springs newspaper ad invited kids [...]

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Book Review: Staying Alive: A Love Story by Laura B. Hayden

By admin | Published: December 13, 2011

While any loss of somebody dear to us is a horrible thing to endure, there are some that are simply even more difficult than the others. Losing a spouse is certainly right there at the top, particularly when the loss is sudden and at an early age. And that is precisely what happened to Laura [...]

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How to Write Short Stories For Small Children

By admin | Published: November 16, 2011

Every person during his/her childhood has heard a lot of stories and fairy tales. most of them are fictional barring a few that are based on actual events. It is not at all difficult to write short stories, all that you need is a good command over the language and a bit of creativity. Apart [...]

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