Year: 2012
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Light and Dark in Daily Deals
Dealfind.com, one of those daily deal Groupon clones that everyone got sick of, often posts questionable deals. Some are only useless or frivilous (oh hi Justin Bieber tooth brush), but others are actively deceptive. One such deal was for a “Crystal Bala Bracelet With Magnetic Hematite Beads.” While careful to avoid specific health claims, they…
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Snowmen
I’ve been going through my old Google documents as I organize my Google Drive, and came across the following CBC story contest that I entered a few years ago: We are looking for you to send to us a brief story (100 – 250 words) using the following opening and closing lines.Opening: “The snowman grinned…
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Book Review: Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig
The gorgeous cover you’d see if paper books were still a thing. Blackbirds is the story of Miriam Black, a boozy drifter with the annoying but useful ability to know when and how people will die just by touching them. She runs into someone whose death seems to involve her. Hilarity ensues. Yeah. It’s full of…
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