I believe this is the 4th time the Rose Parade was cancelled. The Rose Parade has previously been canceled in 1942, 1943 and 1945, during World World II.
Joy -- How wonderful that would be -- and I believe that there is a realistic chance for every one of them to either actually come true and/or be well on their way there, even though there will be those still fighting to keep this from happening...
Sounds really like a fun time in the early days when you were in school. Alas, we in the Netherlands don't really celebrate Halloween. I think we miss out on something.
Sherwood Anderson was quite well-known at one time. I first found out about him in my jr. high reading, which must be in the late 1950s. I like the sincerity in his lines.
Great take on voice, from the point of view of the person hearing and the one who is singing or writing. Most writers who find their own personal voice go on to become great authors.
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John Gardner's The Art of Fiction has an interesting third person limited POV exercise. Let's give it a try-
"Try describing a barn from the point of view of a man who just learned that his son has died. Don't tell us anything about the son or even that his son has died...just describe the barn as he sees it." Have fun.
I won't be tearing the barn down now.
Earlier today, I was making plans to tear it down, as it was ju... [Read more]
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