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The Holder’s Dominion
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The Brick Room
You’ve been laying the final brick wall for a room in your friend’s basement for a couple of hours. When you step back, you realize that you and your friend forgot to allow for a doorway. He tells you not to worry about it, that he had planned it that way. How do you react?
True Treasure
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Antique Doll
While shopping downtown one day, you see a rare, old doll in an antiques store. You buy it for your daughter. A few days later, your daughter tells you this doll can talk. You don’t believe her, until one afternoon you find yourself alone in your house, and the doll talks to you. What does […]
Double Negatives
For the most part, double negatives in modern English are regarded as things to be avoided. Phrases such as “ain’t got no” and “don’t need no” are a few cringe-worthy examples of double negatives. However, sometimes even grammar enthusiasts can fall victim to more subtle forms of double negatives. Here are a few tips to […]
Soda Jerk Wizard
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Facing Rejection
Write a story about someone who is unable to face rejection falling in love with another person. As a result, he or she makes up another identity, perhaps using the Internet or another means to try to communicate their love. This person tries very hard to get to know their love interest without disclosing their […]
Compound Nouns
Why is it we have project managers but systems analysts? Gumball machines but singles bars? How do we determine which noun in a compound noun to make singular and which to make plural? Below are a few tips in helping you to decide, but first some terminology: The first noun in a compound noun is […]
A Passion To Teach
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