The Buffalo Bills are in the NFL Playoffs — and this time…

Those $2,000 stimulus checks were a load of bull. Surprise! Ol’ Joe Biden sure loves austerity. After all, excessive government spending is something Democrats have always rallied against. Wait… That’s not true! Limiting government spending is a GOP platitude. They’re never serious about it — and they’re only ever appalled…

Strong beginning beget strong middles and so forth — A few months ago, I wrote about five pitfalls to avoid making in the early chapters of your novel. 5 First Chapter Mistakes Destined to Alienate Agents, Publishers, and Your Readers These common pitfalls can destroy an otherwise tight novelwritingcooperative.com Fiction writing tends to have millions of guidelines yet very few “rules.” However, agents, publishers, and even readers tend to evaluate the early parts of a book with a higher level…

Nobody asked for this. What are you even doing here? — Anatomy of a blue bird Twitter — like most of social media — is at its heart, a promotional medium. Whether you have a physical product, a concept, or something as general as a vibe, we’re all out there trying to sell something. Despite the bad reputation it’s developed over the past half-decade, I still…

Our current political system has transitioned from policies to damage control — When did solutions stop mattering in politics? After weeks of chaos and nonsense, it’s really starting to look like President Trump will finally drift away in January, alongside the cold weather. Even though a lot of people are looking forward to this development, only a fraction know what they want from the new administration.

Just because she’s a Supreme Court Justice doesn’t mean she can’t also be a job creator — Newly minted Supreme Court Justice, Amy Coney Barrett is extremely cognizant of the high unemployment numbers brought on by the pandemic. However, unlike her notoriously lax predecessor, this legit legal lady is interested in getting Americans back to work. And just like how her mentor, President Trump, brought dying jobs…

Shame on the New Yorker. Yes, the New Yorker. — A New Yorker staffer recently had a “wardrobe malfunction” on a Zoom call that included members of the senior staff and other hand-picked insiders. To be fair, that array of decorated guests was ensconced in a witty sojourn of election play-acting when reporter Jeffery Toobin whipped out his junk. …

You only get so many beta readers; use them wisely — A vital resource in your writing journey Your manuscript is important to you — as it should be. It’s a project you’ve devoted your free time and effort to in hopes that it will one day become a book capable of touching the lives of many. Because of this, the overall quality of your work should be…

Correcting the news of the world, one story at a time — The story that didn’t happen (1) Hasbro recalls Trolls Doll because it promotes grooming children for sexual abuse and trafficking. Concerned parents discovered a non-advertised button on Hasbro’s “Trolls World Tour Giggle and Sing Poppy” doll. …

Shakespeare was into lust and teen angst centuries before everyone else — I want to talk about Romeo & Juliet. Nobody asked for it, but I feel it’s an interesting enough topic to explore hundreds of years after the fact. Did you know that the full title of Shakespeare’s play is, An Excellent Conceited Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet? Think about that…