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A memorable quote…

April 16, 2022 ~ Ellie P. ~ 11 Comments
I came across this wonderful post on Quora.com – an interesting Q&A site (where the usual opinionated people can be found, just like on Twitter, only less pithy 😅).

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Brilliant Words of Hope

January 22, 2021 ~ Ellie P. ~ 2 Comments

Amanda Gorman’s stunning poem, and an interview with the 22-year-old who mesmerized us during Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday…

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Light at the End of the Tunnel

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 ~ Ellie P. ~ 13 Comments

These depressing days reminded me of a song I wrote in 1983. 🎵 Back then it was apropos of nothing, really, but it kind of fits what’s happening now. Maybe a tad exaggerated – poetic licence, I guess.

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Snow, snow, terrible snow…

March 10, 2019 ~ Ellie P. ~ 4 Comments

Lots more snow…

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6 Million Did Not Die…

March 3, 2019February 7, 2020 ~ Ellie P. ~ 7 Comments

It was more like billions.

“Because: all the children who were murdered
Never grew up to become men and women…”

– a repost of mine, to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day.

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“America is a Gun”

March 24, 2018March 24, 2018 ~ Ellie P. ~ 2 Comments

Today was a day of tears… and a day of hope.

O Computer, how do I hate thee…

February 23, 2018June 28, 2020 ~ Ellie P. ~ 27 Comments

…let me count the ways:

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An Early Happy Christmas Ode

November 30, 2017December 1, 2017 ~ Ellie P. ~ 2 Comments

I’ve met this woman only once, but the good impression from that whirlwind introduction (at a kitty adoption day) and from many Facebook posts and comments since have led me to pen the following little limerick.

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The Beginning of the End of the Beginning…

August 1, 2015September 6, 2015 ~ Ellie P. ~ 3 Comments

Thoughts on looking too closely in the mirror. 

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What's Wrong With Me book cover with image of brain scan - by Ellie Presner
What’s Wrong With Me?! – My little medical saga has a nice dramatic arc to it: puzzling beginning, painful middle, and an ending that was a relief in more ways than one.

Surviving Hollywood North
Surviving Hollywood North – An irreverent memoir revealing how Ellie Presner wrangled insecure screenwriters, harried producers and directors, and eccentric actors in Montreal’s flourishing film business during the 1990s.

First Kiss and Other True Fiction
First Kiss and Other True Fiction – Evocative short pieces ranging from a little girl’s terror, to an older child’s disillusionment, to the glory (and confusion) of a budding adolescent’s first kiss… not without a dollop of humour.

How to be an (Almost) Perfect Parent
How to be an Almost Perfect Parent – Friendly illustrated advice from a former family support worker. Professionals – and parents – love it!

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"And where did you learn the art of not lasting long?" "Here", you answered

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Life in a flash - a weekly writing blog

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Random stuff, reflections on the meaning of life and death, humour, self-deprecation, a bit of bad poetry.

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The latest news on WordPress.com and the WordPress community.

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Read my mind. Little stories in a big universe.

brian nation: the hot dog palace never closes

Word Quilt

I don't sew, but I write -- patching together pieces of my life.

Dr. Eric Perry’s Self-Help Blog

Motivate | Inspire | Uplift

MagickMermaid

Day-Dreamer, Moon-Gazer, Confirmed Contrarian, Artist, Frustrated Cartoonist, Traveler, Perennial Fish Out of Water

Travel and Lifestyle with Bree

Travel - home and away and Chronic Illnesses

Morgan Hazelwood: Writer In Progress

Sharing Writing Tips (from the pros) & (my own) Writerly Musings

Jeremy Presner, Editor

Post Production for Film & Television

Ron's Country Musings

Life in the slow lane

ENIGMA IN BLACK

Coming From All Directions

Love Totsy Presents

Luanne Castle's Writer Site

Memoir, poetry, & writing theory

Mehrling Muse

Life in the mountains

Luke Atkins

Film, Music, and Television Critic

Object Relations

"A Word of Substance"

Larry Kahaner

Tripill Photography

Grammarian in the City

Snarky remarks on language I see and hear in New York City

Sandy McFadden

Family Man & Web Developer at Automattic

Eyestrain Productions

An unhealthy and unwarranted look into the twisted life and dubious career of Shane Simmons - dark writer, morbid historian, obsessive collector and sick mind

Kathryn Presner

Theme whisperer and professional cat cuddler

A Writer's Path

Sharing writing tips, information, and advice.

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