Contemporary essays, fiction, and opinion offered regularly by author Anne Brandt.






Question for the week
Is there anything wrong with the following phrase? "It cost less to reuse boxes than to buy new ones."
Ten minutes to
write.
Less time to
read.
Writing

Blog Behavior Posted: 02/13/10
Crossing the Finish Line Posted: 01/31/10
Writing a Novel Posted: 12/31/09
Goodbye Tomatoes, Goodbye Summer Posted: 09/05/09
Reminiscing Posted: 05/13/09
Nicholas Sparks Posted: 02/09/09
The Reader Posted: 01/25/09
Time Posted: 10/10/08
Word Play Posted: 08/23/08
Nonfiction Posted: 07/21/08
Lists Posted: 07/13/08
Book Club Posted: 07/03/08
Blogging Along Posted: 05/26/08
Great Web Site Posted: 02/23/08
Short Story Posted: 02/14/08
Essay on Essays Posted: 12/05/07
Information in Print Posted: 11/10/07
Thoughts on Blogging Posted: 09/12/07
Word of the Day Posted: 09/08/07
Jane Eyre Posted: 07/25/07
Talk Grammar to Me Posted: 07/21/07
Casually Elegant Posted: 05/10/07
Not Just Maybe Posted: 05/01/07
Blogging Posted: 04/09/07
The Best Unwords Posted: 03/07/07
Missing Molly Posted: 02/12/07
The Glass Castle Posted: 01/20/07
Maybe I'm Back Posted: 01/17/07
A Wedding in December Posted: 07/24/06
Pride (1 comment) Posted: 07/20/06
Thank You Notes Posted: 07/11/06
Gratified (2 comments) Posted: 06/30/06
What Can I Tell You (1 comment) Posted: 05/01/06
News Outlets Posted: 04/09/06
Yogi Deciphered Posted: 03/10/06
Two for the Record Posted: 02/28/06
Sayings Posted: 02/23/06
Reader's Block Posted: 02/22/06
Headlines Posted: 02/20/06
Cartoon Politics Posted: 02/16/06
Reader Interest Posted: 02/09/06
Contest Posted: 02/02/06
Out with the Old Posted: 01/01/06
Final Blog Posted: 12/31/05
Judith Pearson Posted: 11/13/05
Covers Posted: 11/04/05
Differently Abled Posted: 10/14/05
White Sox Posted: 10/09/05
A Good One Posted: 08/17/05
Blogging Posted: 08/16/05
Sorry About That Posted: 08/14/05
Blogging Posted: 08/05/05
Summer Illness Posted: 06/14/05
Back Posted: 06/11/05
Moving On Posted: 06/02/05
What Was Missing! Posted: 06/01/05
Making Adjustments Posted: 05/31/05
Celebration Posted: 05/29/05
Euphoria (1 comment) Posted: 05/27/05
Ready Posted: 04/28/05
Preparation (1 comment) Posted: 04/24/05
Pre-Driven Posted: 04/17/05
The Plot Thickens Posted: 03/28/05
Only Posted: 03/23/05
1893 Posted: 02/26/05
Grammar Posted: 02/15/05
No Plot, No Problem Posted: 01/14/05
Reading Time Posted: 01/07/05
Two Days Off Posted: 12/01/04
Blogging Posted: 11/19/04
Grammar Grief Posted: 10/23/04
Nothing Is Simple Posted: 10/18/04
A Dip Is Not A Rill Posted: 10/16/04
Barnacles in Politics Posted: 10/05/04
Grammar Posted: 10/03/04
Barnacles Posted: 09/30/04
Epitaph Posted: 09/23/04
Power of Purpose Posted: 09/22/04
Oldest Book Posted: 09/20/04
Letters Posted: 09/07/04
What to Write Posted: 08/14/04
Chicken, Egg? Posted: 08/10/04
Failed Writing Exercise Posted: 08/01/04
Donald Duck for President Posted: 07/20/04
Writers and Words Posted: 07/07/04
Why 10 Minutes? Posted: 06/11/04
The Plot Posted: 06/01/04