Mark Twain: Pause
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause. Mark Twain, writer & humorist (1835-1910)
Tag Archives: communication
Make Something: Alphabet
My cats have a very limited vocabulary. Still, the three creatures manage to convey enough meaning and emotion that they get virtually everything they want from the humans in their household […]
Make Something: Passing Through
Day 124: Make something seem like it is passing through a wall or other solid material that it normally wouldn’t or couldn’t. Conceptually, I knew exactly what I wanted to […]
Anatole France
The finest words in the world are only vain sounds if you cannot understand them. Anatole France, novelist, essayist, Nobel laureate (1844-1924)
F-F-F-Friendships
Day 68 prompt: friendships Fleeting the one who never lunched again, after she started working somewhere else Fragile the bond that broke, irreparable, when I uttered one wrong word […]
Word Travels Fast
Day 66 prompt: lots & lots & lots (a limerick) On Twitter your posts are confined To one-forty-character lines Through retweets and replies These short notes can fly To millions […]
Sarah Got Home
Day 28 prompt: glowing Sarah just got home. Her mother sits, sewing. Sarah acts nonchalant, Tries to be easygoing. Good movie? Mom asks. Sarah answers, not slowing. […]
Beth Nyland 