Reality Rants & Raves
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The good, the bad, the just plain weird... it's all
fodder for my pen. All works are
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February 19, 2008
As far as safe bets go, offering one fountain pen for each story
accepted for publication is a pretty good one, right? Not always.
Read on,
penpals...
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February 18, 2008
Not much of a rant, but a question that always surprises and
amuses me. Maybe writing is a more mysterious profession than I
thought... Read on,
fellow scribes...
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November 18, 2007
Just because your favorite celebrity did something different and
made money for it, that doesn't mean he's a sellout. Odds are, he just
really liked the project. Read on,
fanboys...
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October 23, 2007
Who says idols have to be made of gold? This one's made of
British charm and humility, and was just what I needed to get a story
finished. Read on,
wordsmiths...
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October 23, 2007
Who needs sports when you've got politics? To hear political
parties tell it, elections aren't about picking the best person for the
job -- they're about beating the other guy. Read on,
voters...
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June 8, 2007
Some journalists and bloggers are speculating that the success of
the Save Jericho campaign will encourage fans of other shows to try
similar tactic. Even if this was true, when is customer feedback a bad
thing? Read on,
consumers...
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June 7, 2007
They said we were wasting our time. They said we couldn't do it.
They said Jericho was dead. They were wrong.
Read on,
Rangers...
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May 16, 2007
CBS announced their upfronts today, and the news was not good for
two popular freshman shows: Jericho and The Class. Looks
like CBS is taking a page from Fox's playbook, killing off shows just
when they're getting good. Read on,
citizens...
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March 24, 2007
Every March, the Volunteer Center of Greensboro hosts The Human
Race, a 5K walk to help local charities raise money. Since the very
first year, the Animal Rescue & Foster Program has been one of those
charities. This year, I left the comforting glow of my computer monitor
to brave 5K in the hot sun to help this worthy cause raise funds to save
stray and orphaned pets. You can help, too.
Read on, pet lovers...
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What Can I Say Except What the Hell?!
February 13, 2007
This weekend, I attended What The Hell?! Con in Greensboro, and all I can
say is, the name certainly fits... and that's a good thing!
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It's Not Supposed to be about the Money, Your Honor
January 7, 2007
Supreme Court Justice John Roberts started 2007 by announcing that
federal judges are grievously underpaid -- and quickly earned himself the
honor of being the first person skewered in The Reality Rant.
Read on, MacDuff... |
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