The Write Stuff: Year 6

No matter who you voted for, thank you for voting, and I hope that as the years go by, we can repair the relations between us.

A little late, but it’s time for the last post of the year before I kick off the December break!

Thanks for sticking around, folks! Now let’s see what I have to say about writing and…stuff.

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Just Write: Month 44, Week 3

Love yourselves, kings.

Slightly late update! What’d I get up to?

Well, I voted, so that counts for something, right?

…What do you mean not to the internet?

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Story Patriotism: The Patriot Act…ors

So Major USA is defined by his love of freedom and refusal to use the metric system, while Captain Canada is unfailingly polite and considerate.

NAAAAAME-OF-COUNTRY!

EXPLETIIIIIIIIIVE!

TOTALLY UNJUSTIFIED PRIDE IN MY HOMELAND!

But what happens when you make a CHARACTER like that? What’s the deal with the guys who actually chant “U! S! A! U! S! A! U! S! A!”?

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Politics: Voting For The Messes

But when we expect the Care Bears to literally defeat evil with positive thinking, it may be VERY unwelcome when they discuss Care-A-Lot’s latest fiscal report.

Well, gee. With a title you can plainly see, I wonder what this week’s topic could be about?

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Using YOUR tax dollars!

…That’s right! It’s POLITICS! One of the jobs it is acceptable to deride as a wretched hive of scum and villainy, right up there with lawyers and your childhood dentist!

But what do huge executive decisions have to do with WRITING? Well, let’s take a look, shall we?

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