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Paul W Buchanan: I Can't Help But Feel Partly Responsible

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Welcome to my blog, but isn't there something you should be doing? Saturday, October 6, 2007. I Can't Help But Feel Partly Responsible. My daughter, Heather, told her friends a story in which I, as driver of the vehicle in the story, was peripherally involved. One of her friends posted it on YouTube. It may look like my daughter is in a college dorm room. It's actually her cell. Labels: Important things to check when youre at a service station. Reasons for taking Tylenol. October 14, 2007 at 8:45 AM.

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Paul W Buchanan: September 2007

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Welcome to my blog, but isn't there something you should be doing? Wednesday, September 26, 2007. Eventually the two of them stumbled upon that great first coincidence of passions- the topic they could build an actual conversation around: the Eragon books. Yeah, that's me. I'm the creepy guy in his forties who writes for teens. But I promise you, I mean no harm. Labels: creepy old guys. Reasons for taking Tylenol. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Buy the book. Do it now.

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Paul W Buchanan: Like Melody or Witchcraft

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Welcome to my blog, but isn't there something you should be doing? Sunday, November 11, 2007. Like Melody or Witchcraft. It’s a very old and very bad joke:. Q: Can you play piano? A: I don’t know; I’ve never tried. Emily Dickinson, in one of her letters to. Editor Thomas Wentworth Higginson, asked him to teach her to write. “I would like to learn,” she wrote. “Could you tell me how to grow—or is it unconveyed—like Melody—or Witchcraft? I suppose all I'm saying is that writing—good writing—is ...I think w...

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Paul W Buchanan: This Is Your Letter

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Welcome to my blog, but isn't there something you should be doing? Friday, December 7, 2007. This Is Your Letter. T one time I wanted to be a philosopher.  When I applied to graduate school in philosophy, I got a letter from the American Philosophical Association.  It pretty much said:. Okay, those weren't the exact words, but the letter covered all those salient points. So, I decided to be a writer.  I wanted to publish stories and novels. Should have sent me a letter. I work hard at my writing, and I'v...

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Paul W Buchanan: November 2007

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Welcome to my blog, but isn't there something you should be doing? Sunday, November 11, 2007. Like Melody or Witchcraft. It’s a very old and very bad joke:. Q: Can you play piano? A: I don’t know; I’ve never tried. Emily Dickinson, in one of her letters to. Editor Thomas Wentworth Higginson, asked him to teach her to write. “I would like to learn,” she wrote. “Could you tell me how to grow—or is it unconveyed—like Melody—or Witchcraft? I suppose all I'm saying is that writing—good writing—is ...Paul W Bu...

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Paul W Buchanan: In Praise of the Pedestrian

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Welcome to my blog, but isn't there something you should be doing? Wednesday, October 17, 2007. In Praise of the Pedestrian. The poet leaned back against the kitchen counter and sized me up. "I refuse to write fiction," she said, "because I never want to write the sentence: 'He walked into the kitchen and turned on the light.'”. It was a great line, and I had no comeback for it. Even now, the memory of that moment makes my head hurt. I dug around in the files, and here are a few recent samples:. 8212;He ...

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Paul W Buchanan: Five Easy Steps to Brilliant Writing!

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Welcome to my blog, but isn't there something you should be doing? Tuesday, January 29, 2008. Five Easy Steps to Brilliant Writing! Every magazine at the checkout line at Ralph's seems to offer a quick and easy formula for something we'd otherwise find a challenge. Three Ways to Know if He's Mister Right. Five Secrets to Rock-Hard Abs. Ten Foods that Fight Fat. The Five Paragraph Essay. Now, I have nothing against topic sentences or outlines—but I can't remember ever deliberately using either. ...My youn...

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Paul W Buchanan: January 2008

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Welcome to my blog, but isn't there something you should be doing? Tuesday, January 29, 2008. Five Easy Steps to Brilliant Writing! Every magazine at the checkout line at Ralph's seems to offer a quick and easy formula for something we'd otherwise find a challenge. Three Ways to Know if He's Mister Right. Five Secrets to Rock-Hard Abs. Ten Foods that Fight Fat. The Five Paragraph Essay. Now, I have nothing against topic sentences or outlines—but I can't remember ever deliberately using either. ...My youn...

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Paul W Buchanan: October 2007

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Welcome to my blog, but isn't there something you should be doing? Saturday, October 20, 2007. My Brush with the Paranormal. Since Halloween is just around the corner, I thought I’d post my true story about the poltergeist that haunted my house back when I was in high school. It began one night when I was alone in the house. I was upstairs in my bedroom doing homework when I heard a loud knock on my closed bedroom door. “Come in,” I said several times. No one did. The house was dark, and I was alone in it.