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I’ve been hearing the song in the above video in my head ever since my husband told me about it. The music video by Norwegian duo Ylvis went viral a few days ago. I love the wonky humor and tongue-in-cheek emo. Popular Science followed up with a “What Sound Does A Fox Really . . .
I came across this image while browsing St. Mary’s Public Library Pinterest board. The dress was custom-made from 2500 pages of multiple issues of ANGELA CARTER’S BOOK OF FAIRY TALES a few years ago for Litfest, a UK literary event. The dress designer usually creates bridal gowns! You can see the full dress . . .
Figured it was a good time to dust this comic off from the archives… Also see my Will Write For Chocolate comics.
Just discovered this Rolling In The Deep parody created by Sarah Parker Ada to help promote the New York State Reading Association annual conference last fall. You can find the lyrics here (click “Show more”). Then I found her wonderful “Read It Maybe” video (parody of Call Me Maybe): According to this article . . .
Thanks so much to Caitlan Washington (@CreatorWashingt) for being the 26,000th person to follow my @inkyelbows account. With permission of Caitlan’s parents, here’s more about this young UK writer… Caitlan says she’s just “an ordinary 14-year-old girl from Leeds with a passion for performing.” From Caitlan: “I’ve always been a fan of reading . . .
I’ve just posted about my love-hate (ok, mostly hate) relationship with rejections, and what I’ve learned along the way on the MigWriters blog. With comics!
To celebrate our wedding anniversary, Jeff and I wandered about Toronto yesterday, visiting bookstores and coffee shops and having picnics in the park. And guess what I found in TYPE Books on Queen Street? My sister‘s just-released picture book, FOX AND SQUIRREL (Scholastic Canada)! I bought a copy, of course. 🙂 ©2013 Ruth Ohi. Spread . . .
For more strips, see WillWriteForChocolate.com.
Click the above image to see an excellent visual explanation of how and why to use “whom” in a sentence. I love The Oatmeal‘s entertaining and quirky take on subjects as traditionally dry as grammar. Example: Woohoo, potatoes! The mastermind behind The Oatmeal is Matthew Inman. His self-written bio says it all: “The Oatmeal’s real name . . .