FAPAcon2022 Set for the End of July
FAPAcom2022, the annual conference of the Florida Authors and Publishers Association, is scheduled for July 29-30 at the Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace hotel in Orlando.
FAPAcom2022, the annual conference of the Florida Authors and Publishers Association, is scheduled for July 29-30 at the Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace hotel in Orlando.
No matter where you live, you’re sure to encounter itsy-bitsy critters that fly through the air, sting, or creep around corners.
You may refer to these creatures as “bugs,” but is that correct?
What’s the real difference between “insects,” “bugs” and other creepy-crawlies?
Albert Wan ran Bleak House Books, an independent bookstore in Hong Kong, for nearly five years, before closing it in late 2021.
The changing political climate and crackdown on dissent within Hong Kong made life too uncertain for Wan.
As he was preparing to move, Wan packed a box of books at risk of being purged by the government.
Halloween Prank
Lud Spivey wasn’t sure why he become a Halloween prank. Lud didn’t understand a lot of things in life. When Martha was alive he didn’t have to understand, she did the understanding for him. He wished she had not left him, but he figured God must’ve needed her more than he did. Preacher Simmons told Lud that God would let him join Martha someday and he was really looking forward to that. Life was hard without her.
Every bit of this is 100% true. I’ve been very fortunate to have had some wonderful experiences on safari. Every member of my groups has returned home in one piece and somehow, strangely enough, so have I. That’s not always the situation with some of the incredible people I’ve met and befriended who live out in the bush 24/7.
TikTok has become all the rage among authors lately. Authors from all over are tapping into the culture of “BookTok” and making a lot of money doing it.
But is TikTok really worth it?
Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood ran for 31 seasons, from 1968 through 2001.
On the show, Rogers dispensed timeless wisdom about how to be kind to others, how to feel good about yourself, and what to do when you’re up against your worst fears.
Egyptian engravers, medieval scribes and even Shakespeare’s printer made little mistakes that have endured.
Even The Lincoln Memorial has a typo.
A list of some of the most unusual words in the English dictionary.
Compiled by Raconteur, the list includes nouns, adjectives and verbs ranging from the reasonably well-known “flabbergast”, to more obscure words, including “quincunx”.
In this world of “Fake News”, we need to be careful about believing everything we see. The phrase “Seeing is Believing” is no longer true.
Videos and news clips may be edited and doctored to change their original meaning.
Although many of the early Beatles songs were incredibly simple, the writing duo of Lennon and McCartney hit on all-encompassing truths about love and life. Their later albums, which increasingly included the songwriting of George and Ringo, added a fresh perspective to the beloved band’s repertoire.
These 26 Beatles lyrics are a small sample of the emotional wisdom the musical icons brought to every album throughout their legendary career.
Have you ever been told your modifier is dangling? It’s not an insult or medical condition — dangling modifiers are one of those grammar hurdles that can muddle your intended meaning.