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• A Hilarious Double Translation of Vampire Life Part 6

  November 2, 2009

  • This is what happens when a blog entry is translated into French and then back into English. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do. ROFLIf you want to read the original English version go here: http://schliessmann.blogspot.com/Or look for it here: http://www.redroom.com/member/schliessmannvampires picturesUn blog utilisant Le Blogue du Québec Larry Schliessmann’s Marlowe Black Mysteries: ...
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• Vampire Life Part 7: What to do with the Ghoulish remains.

  October 30, 2009

  • Your vampire lover has been busy, gorging himself on local, well, prime rib. Now, it's up to you to clean up; after all, no vampire worth his canines would be caught alive with leftovers on his hands, or worse under his neatly manicured mother-of-pearl fingernails.Let's face it, not every hunt ends with a convert. Often, the need to feast and the ultimate pleasure that courses through otherwise ...
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• What I learned from the “Wizard of Oz”

  October 14, 2009

  • 1. Never, pull back a curtain without knocking first. And if you can’t knock, do not tap the floor.2. Ruby Slippers are not exactly the right footwear for Red Sox Baseball.3. The real scarecrow is a talking head on Fox News.4. Some South Carolina politicians are flying monkeys.5. The real Tin Woodsman made a side trip to Argentina.6. Dorothy and Peter Pan had a lot in common.7. Toto was the ...
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• Teddy Roosevelt and the 1907 New York Herald Newspaper

  October 7, 2009

  • If you enjoy political cartoons, here is a link for two original cartoons from the 1907 New York Herald. http://ring-of-life.blogspot.com/2009/10/teddy-roosevelt-and-1907-new-york.html You might need to paste this into your browser.
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• Looking at the parts of Convergence, dissecting a short story.

  September 26, 2009

  • Now that it is finished, it is time to separate the pieces, and take a look inside.First, what are the parts of a story?The most basic are opening, middle, and ending.The opening should have a hook to make the reader want more. Let the reader know enough about the central character to make the person seem real and interesting. The writer should also give the reader a glimpse of what upsets or ...
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