tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070373468566489260Thu, 24 May 2012 10:12:43 +0000CYOAwriting projectsflash fictionmeatmoviesbookse-chapbookzombiesslave laborPoem-A-Daynatureguest postcartoonsrelationshipsupdatesramblingsmoralsSincere Mondaybody modificationwrap-updog days of summerjournalChoose or DieAllison Rennerjar drawsfamilyemoemailSaturday Morningphoto blogPeepShowconspiracy theoriestrailersrant#fictionfridaygrowing upvotingromancework-in-progressfinishingNerdfightingvotersveganrobotswasting timeschoolWINNERmisccollaborative writingrollergirl diariesAnthology200th Blogwriting/poetrywriting exercisesAnnie EvettA to Z bloggingSteven Novakdesigncannibal queenfunarchitectureblogginglovemicro fictionprocrastinatingSippable StoriesmovingchallengeresolutionsContestcomicsFriendsthe weekend warssensoryAZoverloadPop Cultureagingadults ONLYPoliticsmad scienceNaNoWriMoMad UtopiaAprildeathpoolInspiration UndergroundgeekyAwardsbad dayundeadAcornsciencenon-profitSquirrelsEden Corpretracted apologyfoodieapologybraaaaaainnnnnnsssssssscultureMichael Solendermental disordersbodyvampiresJ.M. Strotherparentingmusicnot living up to expectationsreality tvfashionlifefood/restaurantsMiniature Tigerswinningbrain wormslatchey key kid#fridayflashgardeningstrugglesStar WarsApoc-Zencoffee100 Stories for QueenslandfictionhealthYAdrugs2mara.comhttp://the2mara.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Tomara Armstrong)Blogger22712535.405935-99.416588http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gifThisThatTheOtherThinghttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070373468566489260.post-9070203119887822079Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:25:00 +00002012-04-21T19:25:32.163-05:00micro fictionA to Z bloggingflash fictionfictionSorry Folks! I'm throwing in the towel on the A to Z Challenge. I'd personally like to blame "Q". My world for Q was Quagmire, and I just couldn't take it seriously. I couldn't get past that goofy dude from Family Guy. He totally ruined my mojo--which was going pretty well until then. Ok, maybe I've been a little busy too. ANYway, I wish you all the best of luck, and if I can get some time,http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~3/VK6uraD1Pj8/freakin-q.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tomara Armstrong)12<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7K7_lvJxttAzl5Ivpk2Cw142ASE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7K7_lvJxttAzl5Ivpk2Cw142ASE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7K7_lvJxttAzl5Ivpk2Cw142ASE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7K7_lvJxttAzl5Ivpk2Cw142ASE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=VK6uraD1Pj8:PKX3i8vCk24:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=VK6uraD1Pj8:PKX3i8vCk24:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=VK6uraD1Pj8:PKX3i8vCk24:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?i=VK6uraD1Pj8:PKX3i8vCk24:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~4/VK6uraD1Pj8" height="1" width="1"/>http://the2mara.blogspot.com/2012/04/freakin-q.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070373468566489260.post-1172971555646395521Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:06:00 +00002012-04-18T22:06:12.163-05:00micro fictionA to Z bloggingflash fictionfiction This year, for the A to Z Blogging Challenge, I'm writing Micro Fiction (or Flash Fiction) that is 100 words or less around a set list of words provided by my BFF (Kemari Howell). Today's letter is "P", so today  P is for Perspiration.   Habanero Tears Sweat dripped off the tip of Paul’s nose as he prepared his stomach for the last Habanero pepper. Pressing it to his lips, he glanced http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~3/1ZA7iu_rIf4/p-is-for-perspiration-habanero-tears.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tomara Armstrong)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NO4NuUVqGDPFTbg3XLNQXKR2vxQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NO4NuUVqGDPFTbg3XLNQXKR2vxQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NO4NuUVqGDPFTbg3XLNQXKR2vxQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NO4NuUVqGDPFTbg3XLNQXKR2vxQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=1ZA7iu_rIf4:LYWhTffdMX4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=1ZA7iu_rIf4:LYWhTffdMX4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=1ZA7iu_rIf4:LYWhTffdMX4:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?i=1ZA7iu_rIf4:LYWhTffdMX4:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~4/1ZA7iu_rIf4" height="1" width="1"/>http://the2mara.blogspot.com/2012/04/p-is-for-perspiration-habanero-tears.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070373468566489260.post-6240965991951301646Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:07:00 +00002012-04-17T23:07:35.589-05:00challengemicro fictionA to Z bloggingflash fictionfiction This year, for the A to Z Blogging Challenge, I'm writing Micro Fiction (or Flash Fiction) that is 100 words or less around a set list of words provided by my BFF (Kemari Howell). Today's letter is "O", so today O is for Offend.  Oh No She Dih'ent Olivia clicked “report this photo” one last time before exiting her Facebook account for the evening. “That’ll teach that bitch to post http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~3/Cl-FsyClsxw/oh-no-she-dihent-atozchallenge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tomara Armstrong)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dykxWXtkP3K4Cdq_xTvk-_G53Ks/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dykxWXtkP3K4Cdq_xTvk-_G53Ks/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dykxWXtkP3K4Cdq_xTvk-_G53Ks/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dykxWXtkP3K4Cdq_xTvk-_G53Ks/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=Cl-FsyClsxw:Lft0nQnm5B8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=Cl-FsyClsxw:Lft0nQnm5B8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=Cl-FsyClsxw:Lft0nQnm5B8:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?i=Cl-FsyClsxw:Lft0nQnm5B8:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~4/Cl-FsyClsxw" height="1" width="1"/>http://the2mara.blogspot.com/2012/04/oh-no-she-dihent-atozchallenge.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070373468566489260.post-3596381066320699087Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:29:00 +00002012-04-17T12:39:45.700-05:00challengemicro fictionA to Z bloggingflash fictionfiction This year, for the A to Z Blogging Challenge, I'm writing Micro Fiction (or Flash Fiction) that is 100 words or less around a set list of words provided by my BFF (Kemari Howell). Today's letter is "N", so today N is for Neon.  Neon Impressions The cameraman followed Nicole’s every move as she prepared for the night’s date with Bachelor Number One, “Try to pretend I’m not here,” He http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~3/VQkySdLNa1s/neon-impressions-atozchallenge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tomara Armstrong)4<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VJ3Bdo5dPkuGgBZZxQK9jD3gWMM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VJ3Bdo5dPkuGgBZZxQK9jD3gWMM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VJ3Bdo5dPkuGgBZZxQK9jD3gWMM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VJ3Bdo5dPkuGgBZZxQK9jD3gWMM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=VQkySdLNa1s:J7X9XK8skNw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=VQkySdLNa1s:J7X9XK8skNw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=VQkySdLNa1s:J7X9XK8skNw:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?i=VQkySdLNa1s:J7X9XK8skNw:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~4/VQkySdLNa1s" height="1" width="1"/>http://the2mara.blogspot.com/2012/04/neon-impressions-atozchallenge.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070373468566489260.post-4141112470961889583Sun, 15 Apr 2012 03:54:00 +00002012-04-16T23:29:47.394-05:00micro fictionA to Z bloggingflash fictionfiction This year, for the A to Z Blogging Challenge, I'm writing Micro Fiction (or Flash Fiction) that is 100 words or less around a set list of words provided by my BFF (Kemari Howell). Today's letter is "M", so today M is for Marigold.    Marigold Sometimes, it’s hard for me to tell where the land meets the sky—both are equally grey and heavy with ash. I view it only through my picture http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~3/RC7g4s2FIxE/marigold-atozchallenge-late.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tomara Armstrong)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oiP5lUeXVCHbyQD7ExcV9x6Scp0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oiP5lUeXVCHbyQD7ExcV9x6Scp0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oiP5lUeXVCHbyQD7ExcV9x6Scp0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oiP5lUeXVCHbyQD7ExcV9x6Scp0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=RC7g4s2FIxE:yWcgzPXZwtc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=RC7g4s2FIxE:yWcgzPXZwtc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=RC7g4s2FIxE:yWcgzPXZwtc:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?i=RC7g4s2FIxE:yWcgzPXZwtc:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~4/RC7g4s2FIxE" height="1" width="1"/>http://the2mara.blogspot.com/2012/04/marigold-atozchallenge-late.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070373468566489260.post-8666834773760173098Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:44:00 +00002012-04-16T22:55:22.413-05:00micro fictionA to Z bloggingflash fictionfiction This year, for the A to Z Blogging Challenge, I'm writing Micro Fiction (or Flash Fiction) that is 100 words or less around a set list of words provided by my BFF (Kemari Howell). Today's letter is "L", so today L is for Lamp.  Lamp Light Dreams “It’s magic, Lauren, “he told her, plugging the lamp in next to her bed. She crossed her arms over her chest, trapping Mr. Bear in a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~3/01oqCHI1RVU/lamp-light-dreams-atozchallenge-late.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tomara Armstrong)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CEcQWR453aFYv5yU6LOcIx0upnA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CEcQWR453aFYv5yU6LOcIx0upnA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CEcQWR453aFYv5yU6LOcIx0upnA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CEcQWR453aFYv5yU6LOcIx0upnA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=01oqCHI1RVU:fwTaThAv-ZA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=01oqCHI1RVU:fwTaThAv-ZA:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=01oqCHI1RVU:fwTaThAv-ZA:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?i=01oqCHI1RVU:fwTaThAv-ZA:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~4/01oqCHI1RVU" height="1" width="1"/>http://the2mara.blogspot.com/2012/04/lamp-light-dreams-atozchallenge-late.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070373468566489260.post-2360342043662732673Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:16:00 +00002012-04-13T09:19:05.599-05:00micro fictionA to Z bloggingflash fictionfiction This year, for the A to Z Blogging Challenge, I'm writing Micro Fiction (or Flash Fiction) that is 100 words or less around a set list of words provided by my BFF (Kemari Howell). Today's letter is "K", so today K is for Kangaroo.   K is for Kangaroo “This better be good, Kane” I grumbled into my phone—half asleep. “Dude, you’re never going to believe where I am. Guess.” “My http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~3/2tHBJX7AFRo/this-year-for-a-to-z-blogging-challenge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tomara Armstrong)3<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/myCanbzLXmykxD9p2_W_5Rotj9Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/myCanbzLXmykxD9p2_W_5Rotj9Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/myCanbzLXmykxD9p2_W_5Rotj9Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/myCanbzLXmykxD9p2_W_5Rotj9Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=2tHBJX7AFRo:PsT4p8ggmB4:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?i=2tHBJX7AFRo:PsT4p8ggmB4:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~4/2tHBJX7AFRo" height="1" width="1"/>http://the2mara.blogspot.com/2012/04/this-year-for-a-to-z-blogging-challenge.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070373468566489260.post-1535606759124106593Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:17:00 +00002012-04-13T10:13:37.837-05:00micro fictionA to Z bloggingflash fictionfiction This year, for the A to Z Blogging Challenge, I'm writing Micro Fiction (or Flash Fiction) that is 100 words or less around a set list of words provided by my BFF (Kemari Howell). Today's letter is "J", so today J is for Jail.  Home Away From Home Reeking of piss and vomit, Joshua slept on a concrete slab with a sham of a blanket. Tomorrow morning he would be released out into the world. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~3/QKUC_X3fZvw/j-is-for-jail-atozchallenge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tomara Armstrong)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SoTGL2Bn5DEODAaobE_OZIdGoDg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SoTGL2Bn5DEODAaobE_OZIdGoDg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SoTGL2Bn5DEODAaobE_OZIdGoDg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SoTGL2Bn5DEODAaobE_OZIdGoDg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=QKUC_X3fZvw:l4yEhOzdpG0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=QKUC_X3fZvw:l4yEhOzdpG0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=QKUC_X3fZvw:l4yEhOzdpG0:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?i=QKUC_X3fZvw:l4yEhOzdpG0:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~4/QKUC_X3fZvw" height="1" width="1"/>http://the2mara.blogspot.com/2012/04/j-is-for-jail-atozchallenge.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070373468566489260.post-6075354303051036447Wed, 11 Apr 2012 02:53:00 +00002012-04-10T21:53:46.697-05:00micro fictionA to Z bloggingflash fictionfiction This year, for the A to Z Blogging Challenge, I'm writing Micro Fiction (or Flash Fiction) that is 100 words or less around a set list of words provided by my BFF (Kemari Howell). Today's letter is "I", so today I is for Institute.  Impatience For the past week, Ignacio stalked the postman on Cooper Street, awaiting a reply from The International Institute of Underwater Basket Weaving. He http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~3/a4e1iHL4WDs/impatience-atozchallenge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tomara Armstrong)8<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pqZfcH_o2OoRxlmVH1mVs5-66mo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pqZfcH_o2OoRxlmVH1mVs5-66mo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pqZfcH_o2OoRxlmVH1mVs5-66mo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pqZfcH_o2OoRxlmVH1mVs5-66mo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=a4e1iHL4WDs:1Cmy5CKnYTk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=a4e1iHL4WDs:1Cmy5CKnYTk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=a4e1iHL4WDs:1Cmy5CKnYTk:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?i=a4e1iHL4WDs:1Cmy5CKnYTk:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~4/a4e1iHL4WDs" height="1" width="1"/>http://the2mara.blogspot.com/2012/04/impatience-atozchallenge.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070373468566489260.post-5122454305318188850Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:31:00 +00002012-04-10T12:17:51.858-05:00micro fictionA to Z bloggingflash fictionfiction This year, for the A to Z Blogging Challenge, I'm writing Micro Fiction (or Flash Fiction) that is 100 words or less around a set list of words provided by my BFF (Kemari Howell). Today's letter is "G", so today H is for Hungry. Handsy Hannah choked momentarily, coughed, and pushed the morsel back into her mouth. She shook her head in disgust as Paul’s life dripped from her chin. So damn http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~3/MkpHS1J5AoI/handsy-atozchallenge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tomara Armstrong)5<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2l35XMJuRNgoJcowgURcU43-bbo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2l35XMJuRNgoJcowgURcU43-bbo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2l35XMJuRNgoJcowgURcU43-bbo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2l35XMJuRNgoJcowgURcU43-bbo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=MkpHS1J5AoI:jaatYmgJPKU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=MkpHS1J5AoI:jaatYmgJPKU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=MkpHS1J5AoI:jaatYmgJPKU:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?i=MkpHS1J5AoI:jaatYmgJPKU:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~4/MkpHS1J5AoI" height="1" width="1"/>http://the2mara.blogspot.com/2012/04/handsy-atozchallenge.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070373468566489260.post-4516270882617542148Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:50:00 +00002012-04-09T12:42:53.038-05:00micro fictionA to Z bloggingflash fictionfiction A Day Late!  This year, for the A to Z Blogging Challenge, I'm writing Micro Fiction (or Flash Fiction) that is 100 words or less around a set list of words provided by my BFF (Kemari Howell). Today's letter is "G", so today G is for Garbage. Garbage Disposal Gia sat in the empty gallery surrounded by beautiful bows and sparkling wrapping paper. Mascara stained the front of her http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~3/QiMm-DCsUk4/garbage-disposal-atozchallenge-late.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tomara Armstrong)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rMPe8nE573ONEHfekMJczrKBmMg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rMPe8nE573ONEHfekMJczrKBmMg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rMPe8nE573ONEHfekMJczrKBmMg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rMPe8nE573ONEHfekMJczrKBmMg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=QiMm-DCsUk4:9udA1Tn6LZ8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=QiMm-DCsUk4:9udA1Tn6LZ8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=QiMm-DCsUk4:9udA1Tn6LZ8:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?i=QiMm-DCsUk4:9udA1Tn6LZ8:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~4/QiMm-DCsUk4" height="1" width="1"/>http://the2mara.blogspot.com/2012/04/garbage-disposal-atozchallenge-late.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070373468566489260.post-36024242182862353Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:38:00 +00002012-04-06T11:43:52.502-05:00A to Z blogging#fridayflashflash fictionfiction This year, for the A to Z Blogging Challenge, I'm writing Micro Fiction (or Flash Fiction) that is 100 words or less around a set list of words provided by my BFF (Kemari Howell). Today's letter is "F", so today F is for Falafel. Falafel? The food court is the worst place to eat lunch on a Friday, but there I was, standing in line like the rest of the dumbasses at Eat-A-Pita, stomach http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~3/-0s7RnCVgI8/falafel-atozchallenge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tomara Armstrong)19<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4Z3GYqSr1xlAD1wYSg9mSu1kphg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4Z3GYqSr1xlAD1wYSg9mSu1kphg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4Z3GYqSr1xlAD1wYSg9mSu1kphg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4Z3GYqSr1xlAD1wYSg9mSu1kphg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=-0s7RnCVgI8:nv-rHKEX2hA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=-0s7RnCVgI8:nv-rHKEX2hA:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=-0s7RnCVgI8:nv-rHKEX2hA:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?i=-0s7RnCVgI8:nv-rHKEX2hA:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~4/-0s7RnCVgI8" height="1" width="1"/>http://the2mara.blogspot.com/2012/04/falafel-atozchallenge.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070373468566489260.post-8142988220756946859Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:49:00 +00002012-04-05T13:02:40.804-05:00challengeA to Z bloggingflash fictionfiction This year, for the A to Z Blogging Challenge, I'm writing Micro Fiction (or Flash Fiction) that is 100 words or less around a set list of words provided by my BFF (Kemari Howell). Today's letter is "E", so today E is for Elephant. An Elephant Never Forgets Eric lingered in the dark doorway of their nursery. His eyes roamed over the empty crib, the silent rocking chair, the packages ofhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~3/Z7NOeP0j-3Y/elephant-never-forgets-atozchallenge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tomara Armstrong)16<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k0JukDmrCW244Y4UFQ6EsSJIoTE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k0JukDmrCW244Y4UFQ6EsSJIoTE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k0JukDmrCW244Y4UFQ6EsSJIoTE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k0JukDmrCW244Y4UFQ6EsSJIoTE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=Z7NOeP0j-3Y:zlaeIh2HlLU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=Z7NOeP0j-3Y:zlaeIh2HlLU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=Z7NOeP0j-3Y:zlaeIh2HlLU:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?i=Z7NOeP0j-3Y:zlaeIh2HlLU:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~4/Z7NOeP0j-3Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://the2mara.blogspot.com/2012/04/elephant-never-forgets-atozchallenge.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070373468566489260.post-4169094170626931668Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:58:00 +00002012-04-09T11:32:21.972-05:00challengemicro fictionA to Z bloggingflash fictionfiction This year I'm writing Micro Fiction (or Flash Fiction) that is 100 words or less around a set list of words provided by my BFF (Kemari Howell). Today's letter is "D", so today D is for Delusional. Self Diagnostics  The World Wide Web: Feeding Delusions since 1993 Dagby hunched over her laptop, throwing shadows across her bedroom walls. Her husband’s snoring masked the hum of her http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~3/YKqj4Z_8OxQ/self-diagnostics-atozchallenge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tomara Armstrong)7<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/u5eCGEMiQ3I613B6Sj-2N3QetUY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/u5eCGEMiQ3I613B6Sj-2N3QetUY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/u5eCGEMiQ3I613B6Sj-2N3QetUY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/u5eCGEMiQ3I613B6Sj-2N3QetUY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=YKqj4Z_8OxQ:0znDhIB6Qis:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=YKqj4Z_8OxQ:0znDhIB6Qis:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=YKqj4Z_8OxQ:0znDhIB6Qis:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?i=YKqj4Z_8OxQ:0znDhIB6Qis:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~4/YKqj4Z_8OxQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://the2mara.blogspot.com/2012/04/self-diagnostics-atozchallenge.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070373468566489260.post-2262167075933085396Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:41:00 +00002012-04-03T10:41:31.163-05:00challengemicro fictionA to Z bloggingflash fictionfiction This year I'm writing Micro Fiction (or Flash Fiction) that is 100 words or less around a set list of words provided by my BFF (Kemari Howell). Today's letter is "C", so today C is for Champagne Champagne Wishes I told her it was champagne—the ginger ale. She giggled, saying the bubbles tickled her nose and complimented my refined taste. She had a glass at dinner, another with dessert, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~3/vzQstGDmStg/champagne-wishes-atozchallenge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tomara Armstrong)7<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ar4g4gUWHY6oeWihAWmaDKq7G-k/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ar4g4gUWHY6oeWihAWmaDKq7G-k/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ar4g4gUWHY6oeWihAWmaDKq7G-k/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ar4g4gUWHY6oeWihAWmaDKq7G-k/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=vzQstGDmStg:nFOYbSqJVcc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=vzQstGDmStg:nFOYbSqJVcc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=vzQstGDmStg:nFOYbSqJVcc:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?i=vzQstGDmStg:nFOYbSqJVcc:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~4/vzQstGDmStg" height="1" width="1"/>http://the2mara.blogspot.com/2012/04/champagne-wishes-atozchallenge.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070373468566489260.post-8070928479737100598Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:16:00 +00002012-04-02T16:26:20.899-05:00micro fictionA to Z bloggingflash fictionfiction I don't think I formally announced that I'm participating in the A to Z Challenge this month--my bad. I had a lot of fun last year with it, so I thought I'd do it again. This year I'm writing Micro Fiction (or Flash Fiction) that is 100 words or less around a set list of words provided by my BFF (Kemari Howell). Today's letter is "B", so today B is for Beefcake. Happy Birthday, Beefcake!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~3/CgUm1z23ejQ/happy-birthday-beefcake-atozchallenge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tomara Armstrong)3<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/f-onPFDyXjZJCUuCg81DL1j-x20/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/f-onPFDyXjZJCUuCg81DL1j-x20/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/f-onPFDyXjZJCUuCg81DL1j-x20/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/f-onPFDyXjZJCUuCg81DL1j-x20/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=CgUm1z23ejQ:4HkJ86fYt-s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=CgUm1z23ejQ:4HkJ86fYt-s:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=CgUm1z23ejQ:4HkJ86fYt-s:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?i=CgUm1z23ejQ:4HkJ86fYt-s:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~4/CgUm1z23ejQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://the2mara.blogspot.com/2012/04/happy-birthday-beefcake-atozchallenge.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070373468566489260.post-1689124355509154324Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:32:00 +00002012-04-01T19:36:48.134-05:00micro fictionAcornA to Z bloggingflash fictionfictionAprilSquirrels Kicking off the A to Z Challenge this month: A is for Acorn. A special thank you goes out to my six-year old, Brynn, who suggested the acorn and the quest of a squirrel who just wants to make friends. One Brown Acorn Alex twirled the acorn in his little squirrely hands. Western Oklahoma promised adventure, but he only found disappointment and loneliness.  He missed home—his parents http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~3/GtVnU_yu80s/one-brown-acorn-atozchallenge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tomara Armstrong)9<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_3kGEIb0J4julC1KG22ybu7v1I0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_3kGEIb0J4julC1KG22ybu7v1I0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_3kGEIb0J4julC1KG22ybu7v1I0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_3kGEIb0J4julC1KG22ybu7v1I0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=GtVnU_yu80s:0gDqliZK0DI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=GtVnU_yu80s:0gDqliZK0DI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=GtVnU_yu80s:0gDqliZK0DI:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?i=GtVnU_yu80s:0gDqliZK0DI:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~4/GtVnU_yu80s" height="1" width="1"/>http://the2mara.blogspot.com/2012/04/one-brown-acorn-atozchallenge.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070373468566489260.post-1676576806570040887Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:47:00 +00002012-03-22T14:15:29.688-05:00procrastinatingwork-in-progressYAfictionIt's been a while since I've posted, so I'd like to thank Eric Krause for tagging me in this little "game" of  Lucky Seven. So here are the rules: 1. Go to page 77 in your current manuscript 2. Go to line 7 3. Copy down the next seven lines as they are – no cheating 4. Tag 7 other authors (Done on Facebook) Being one of the Great Procrastinators, this manuscript is unfinished and currently http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~3/estSkmZLNJE/lucky-seven-untitled-wip.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tomara Armstrong)8<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LP3CrE6S0cAn8sU3WWfwVmZJwtA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LP3CrE6S0cAn8sU3WWfwVmZJwtA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LP3CrE6S0cAn8sU3WWfwVmZJwtA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LP3CrE6S0cAn8sU3WWfwVmZJwtA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=estSkmZLNJE:cQBIcr3XHQc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=estSkmZLNJE:cQBIcr3XHQc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=estSkmZLNJE:cQBIcr3XHQc:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?i=estSkmZLNJE:cQBIcr3XHQc:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~4/estSkmZLNJE" height="1" width="1"/>http://the2mara.blogspot.com/2012/03/lucky-seven-untitled-wip.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070373468566489260.post-2701296917880690528Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:26:00 +00002011-11-03T09:26:48.774-05:00NaNoWriMojournal November 3, 2011 I'm so jealous of people who jump into NaNoWriMo each year and can churn out a crazy number of words. I'm three days in, and hating the crap out of it. Let's be honest--we all knew I'd be bitching by now. You can say it. It's cool. While I'd love to throw in the towel, I'm not. I won't meet my daily word limits, and I am pretty sure that I won't make the 50K the end of thishttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~3/50uVLAhHkfE/nano-journal-november-3-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tomara Armstrong)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NwbAjXP12KTZ4fT4rLVsrC_tBpk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NwbAjXP12KTZ4fT4rLVsrC_tBpk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NwbAjXP12KTZ4fT4rLVsrC_tBpk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NwbAjXP12KTZ4fT4rLVsrC_tBpk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=50uVLAhHkfE:gRDTg0h-6wM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=50uVLAhHkfE:gRDTg0h-6wM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=50uVLAhHkfE:gRDTg0h-6wM:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?i=50uVLAhHkfE:gRDTg0h-6wM:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~4/50uVLAhHkfE" height="1" width="1"/>http://the2mara.blogspot.com/2011/11/nano-journal-november-3-2011.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070373468566489260.post-3767176366450228024Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:32:00 +00002011-10-31T16:34:51.918-05:00NaNoWriMojournal October 31, 2011 Well, it's almost here, and of course I'm trying not to stress out. I lost a whole week of planning to Strep Throat, and I still don't feel like myself. I just thought if I were prepared--if I had everything planned out, I would more than likely stay on track and finish this year. Oh well. I will fly by the seat of my pants if I have to. It's more my style anyway. As the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~3/LSf7HgUkEos/nano-journal-october-31-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tomara Armstrong)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pmkvZbTe3pFEV2CiKA1ycvm96oI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pmkvZbTe3pFEV2CiKA1ycvm96oI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pmkvZbTe3pFEV2CiKA1ycvm96oI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pmkvZbTe3pFEV2CiKA1ycvm96oI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=LSf7HgUkEos:ennPkWdlcjQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=LSf7HgUkEos:ennPkWdlcjQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=LSf7HgUkEos:ennPkWdlcjQ:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?i=LSf7HgUkEos:ennPkWdlcjQ:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~4/LSf7HgUkEos" height="1" width="1"/>http://the2mara.blogspot.com/2011/10/nano-journal-october-31-2011.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070373468566489260.post-2464906118721645768Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:52:00 +00002011-10-19T23:52:14.638-05:00NaNoWriMolifewriting projectsstrugglesI've been a very busy girl! Between work, family, and book reviews on Easily Mused, I'm organizing notes, building character sheets, and outlining a story.. for NaNoWriMo. Diving back into Eden Corp for this years novel,  I hope to make some serious headway. These characters have been with me for almost 3 years now, and they're dying to get out of my head. I've yet to finish 50K words in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~3/8VAVkMc-WLM/gearing-up-for-nanowrimo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tomara Armstrong)4<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rZjXaNY2XUFVW5aE_3yrsyu7rUk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rZjXaNY2XUFVW5aE_3yrsyu7rUk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rZjXaNY2XUFVW5aE_3yrsyu7rUk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rZjXaNY2XUFVW5aE_3yrsyu7rUk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=8VAVkMc-WLM:j0BsOGjgsIc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=8VAVkMc-WLM:j0BsOGjgsIc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=8VAVkMc-WLM:j0BsOGjgsIc:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?i=8VAVkMc-WLM:j0BsOGjgsIc:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~4/8VAVkMc-WLM" height="1" width="1"/>http://the2mara.blogspot.com/2011/10/gearing-up-for-nanowrimo.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070373468566489260.post-9132004146865894819Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:24:00 +00002011-09-02T10:24:39.811-05:00work-in-progressbraaaaaainnnnnnssssssss#fridayflashwriting projects(This is a bit rough and most likely offensive to some. If you're easily offended, stop here.) You’ve been told, maybe your entire life, that all things—big and small--were created by a solo entity. That on your final day on earth, you are judged and only those that are righteous shall live on forever… in the kingdom of blah blah blah. You can thank Harold for that. Instead of taking his time http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~3/VSOOwSDCANc/infectious.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tomara Armstrong)9<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AfElneJmOnED-qdguCFhpGOsdHw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AfElneJmOnED-qdguCFhpGOsdHw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AfElneJmOnED-qdguCFhpGOsdHw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AfElneJmOnED-qdguCFhpGOsdHw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=VSOOwSDCANc:Fxj5uAQ51Dw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=VSOOwSDCANc:Fxj5uAQ51Dw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=VSOOwSDCANc:Fxj5uAQ51Dw:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?i=VSOOwSDCANc:Fxj5uAQ51Dw:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~4/VSOOwSDCANc" height="1" width="1"/>http://the2mara.blogspot.com/2011/09/infectious.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070373468566489260.post-7944032463540326994Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:08:00 +00002011-07-28T11:50:56.721-05:00guest postAnnie EvettCYOAcollaborative writingwriting projectsOn the eve of CYOA's launch of Season 2: Dust and Death, here's a guest post from the Mystress Weaver herself, Annie Evett. Pushing the boundaries of collaborative writingby Annie Evett On the whole, writers tend to be solitary creative artists. Many prefer to hole themselves up, shutting themselves away from distractions and other people to immerse themselves in their work. Whilst there has http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~3/IS8kYW6nnq4/collaborative-writing-and-choose-your.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tomara Armstrong)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wC6fvrXt9n4J33-eO2kZth0hUkU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wC6fvrXt9n4J33-eO2kZth0hUkU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wC6fvrXt9n4J33-eO2kZth0hUkU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wC6fvrXt9n4J33-eO2kZth0hUkU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=IS8kYW6nnq4:ZQT0oamqQfg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=IS8kYW6nnq4:ZQT0oamqQfg:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=IS8kYW6nnq4:ZQT0oamqQfg:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?i=IS8kYW6nnq4:ZQT0oamqQfg:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~4/IS8kYW6nnq4" height="1" width="1"/>http://the2mara.blogspot.com/2011/07/collaborative-writing-and-choose-your.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070373468566489260.post-7355793932691258991Fri, 13 May 2011 16:49:00 +00002011-05-13T12:07:08.124-05:00#fictionfriday#fridayflashfictionI don't think I've written a #FridayFlash this year, so I thought I'd take part this week (sleep deprived), using the #fictionfriday prompt: [Fiction] Friday Challenge #207 for May 13th, 2011 Your Main Character finds the paperwork on the desk covered in red ink….. It's suppose to be rough, so here it goes... "Shhh! It Happens!" From my bedroom, the distant buzz of my morning alarm roused mehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~3/ZEyZ90dYgUo/shhh-it-happens.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tomara Armstrong)10<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pAiDJGP6EiHCjNYgNkLLypKFc0M/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pAiDJGP6EiHCjNYgNkLLypKFc0M/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pAiDJGP6EiHCjNYgNkLLypKFc0M/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pAiDJGP6EiHCjNYgNkLLypKFc0M/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=ZEyZ90dYgUo:xx-_Zm2X9hw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=ZEyZ90dYgUo:xx-_Zm2X9hw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=ZEyZ90dYgUo:xx-_Zm2X9hw:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?i=ZEyZ90dYgUo:xx-_Zm2X9hw:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~4/ZEyZ90dYgUo" height="1" width="1"/>http://the2mara.blogspot.com/2011/05/shhh-it-happens.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070373468566489260.post-3462873536203983931Mon, 09 May 2011 19:19:00 +00002011-05-09T14:19:40.658-05:00guest postAllison RennerSippable StoriesThe A to Z challenge in April was so much fun, it made me want to write more (working on it). I also met some awesome new bloggers. Take for example the amazingly clever AND witty, Allison. She posted definitions throughout the month--I think she actually posted EVERY day, and won my challenge. YAY! During the challege, Allison didn't take the easy route like I did--she posted well-thought and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~3/KugzRaDYtrQ/allisons-sippable-stories.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tomara Armstrong)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uM36-U8LLyQ-RdC_YjTSL8mpt7g/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uM36-U8LLyQ-RdC_YjTSL8mpt7g/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uM36-U8LLyQ-RdC_YjTSL8mpt7g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uM36-U8LLyQ-RdC_YjTSL8mpt7g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=KugzRaDYtrQ:h2ViGtMwRgo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=KugzRaDYtrQ:h2ViGtMwRgo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?a=KugzRaDYtrQ:h2ViGtMwRgo:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisThatTheOtherThing?i=KugzRaDYtrQ:h2ViGtMwRgo:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisThatTheOtherThing/~4/KugzRaDYtrQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://the2mara.blogspot.com/2011/05/allisons-sippable-stories.html