Today’s word comes from a random word generator. Follow me on Facebook: @jjshaunauthor. Today’s Word Part of Speech noun, adjective Definition An essential part.A person who authorizes another to act in his or her behalf, as a voter in a district represented by an elected official.Serving to compose or make up a thing; component:. History … Continue reading Wednesday Word for April 15, 2020
A century ago, the world was seized by a pandemic known as the Spanish Flu or the 1918 flu pandemic. Global infectious disease events have occurred throughout history, with one of the earliest recorded around 1200 B.C. Pandemics of the past were limited to a city, a region, or an empire because of limited travel … Continue reading Echoes of the Past
“Religion is part of the human make-up. It's also part of our cultural and intellectual history. Religion was our first attempt at literature, the texts, our first attempt at cosmology, making sense of where we are in the universe, our first attempt at health care, believing in faith healing, our first attempt at philosophy."~Christopher Hitchens … Continue reading Random Quote for April 13, 2020
I’ve spent the last week reading the notes and stories I’ve written over the years. I’ve also sketched out my new concept and researched a few ways to twist some existing ideas into something unique and different. As I began typing, I realized that I could launch my story into the looking glass from either … Continue reading Listen to Your Characters
“Values are not trendy items that are casually traded in.”~Ellen Goodman Ellen Goodman, American journalist and syndicated columnist, was born on this day in 1941.
(C) 2020, JJ Shaun I decided to go back and take a look at some of my old fan fiction to see how I can use those ideas as springboards into something new and improved. So, I spent the better part of the week writing the background for that concept. I had a sense of … Continue reading Idea Mash-Up
“A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open.”~Francis Bacon Francis Bacon, English philosopher and statesman, died on this day in 1626.
Today’s word comes from a random word generator. Follow me on Facebook: @jjshaunauthor. Today’s Word Part of Speech adjective Definition Stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing.Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action.Unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings. History First seen in 15th century Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin obdūrātus, going back to … Continue reading Wednesday Word for April 8, 2020
(C) 2020, JJ Shaun Today is National Beer Day in the United States. It marks the day that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed legislation to end Prohibition in the US. Beer is one of the most popular beverages in the world, following water and tea. Craft and microbreweries began appearing in the United States and … Continue reading Trivia: National Beer Day
"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom."~Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov, American author and biochemistry professor, died on this day in 1992.
Dream ✨Imagine ✨ Believe
Books, games, music, and life — filtered through the mind of a writer, drummer, and philosopher who thinks too deeply about all of it. If it moves something in your chest, I'm interested.
Tavern Tales
Poetry BLOG By Edge of Humanity Magazine
