393 articles on "story"

Royal Family Trees

Royal Family Trees by: Trevor Dumbleton If you are interested in genealogy or history, royal family trees are excellent illustrations of the strange, convoluted, and always interesting tales of kings, queens and nobility. Take a look at a few th...

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Peppercorns - The Great Motivator

It has been said that Helen of Troy was so beautiful that she launched a thousand ships but her effect on history pales in comparison to the lowly peppercorn. To fully understand why men (and women) down through the ages have so valued peppercorns is...

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A Powerful Tool in Storytelling: Dramatic Irony

Dramatic irony happens when the reader has more information on what is taking place or what may develop in the story before the character or the characters. The reader may know that the character is depending on untrustworthy people, even his enemies...

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I'm All Storied Out!

I'm All Storied Out! by: Ed Williams One of the nicest and most frustrating parts of being a writer of stories is that when you’re out somewhere, people will come up and tell you stories - lots of them. I’ve actually been at book signin...

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The Accidental Author: Lesson Learned from Writing a Children's Book

When I was recently asked to write an article on writing for children, I thought to myself, what do I know about writing for children? True, I just had a children's book published, but I still thought of that as kind of an accident. Truth is, I ...

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Drugs and Commerce A History

In his book, Forces of Habit: Drugs and the Making of the Modern World, David Courtwright, Professor of History at the University of North Florida, tells "the story of psychoactive commerce." It is Courtwright's theme that psychoactive drugs - b...

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Let's Celebrate National Women's History Month

This year's theme is "Women Pioneering the Future". According to the National Women’s History Project, this includes both “pioneering women from US history, who led and won struggles for equality and civil rights, created and advanced educat...

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EAST LONDON AUTHOR BRINGS OUT DEBUT NOVEL

Linda Lenehan was born in Southern Ireland and moved to South Africa some years ago. After living in Johannesburg for a number of years she moved to East London and has made it her home.Last week, I had the chance to chat with her over a cup of coffe...

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Isaiah 17: Destruction of Damascus

In the last days, the Bible tells us of a horrible series of events that will take place in the lands of Israel and Syria. One of these events is the disappearance of Damascus as one of the premiere cities in the world. The oldest continuously inhabi...

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The History of Yoga

The history of yoga is long and steeped in tradition. Contrary to what some people may believe, yoga was not developed as the newest way to slim down so they could fit into a smaller pants size. The history of yoga goes back 5,000 years. It originate...

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