Whenever we see the past-perfect tense used with the verb “had,” the author is telling about something that happened earlier. While this is grammatically acceptable, it’s often not the most…
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Who in the world would associate the appearance of fresh guacamole with something explosive? How about a softball with a hardball core that could be sliced and diced? Pesfilm.com put…
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Readers today will appreciate getting the most vivid mental pictures from the fewest number of words. Great words from Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James: She hands me a…
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Bottomless peach baskets were used for fifteen years after the game of basketball was invented in the 1800s. Since then, we’ve grown taller players and developed phenomenal skills. The Harlem…
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An eleven-year-old blind boy wants to break free from his dark world and see the light. The visual cortex of his brain is exceptionally active because he must create his…
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Scuba divers sometimes choose to swim among the sharks in their world. But it can be a real surprise when sea creatures enter our world.
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Where do great original ideas come from? Sometimes they rise from the rubble of bad ideas. Julia Cameron says, “Some of the best creative work gets done on the days…
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A “pun” uses a word or phrase to suggest a different meaning. Sometimes we might even laugh. Frank Ball calls them “daffynitions.” He has a large collection of such words…
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A writer might say, “I’m not creative,” but that’s like saying, “I can’t come up with a unique thought.” That’s only true when we’ve made it that way in our…
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What makes a valentine “special”? A 50-percent-off sale on a diamond necklace would be taking advantage of a special. Considering the recipient and not the giver, the expense doesn’t matter…
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Character is a critical key to becoming a person of quality, and it starts in the home!
