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My List of Regular Blog Challenges – March 2017

A couple of years ago I put together a post about the regular blog challenges I enjoyed participating in with several friends I have made on WordPress. But at that time I only had the Mother Blog, Joe’s Musings. Since … Continue reading

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2017 A to Z Blogging Challenge Theme Reveal

Today is finally, finally the day. Or as my son used to say when he was too young to really understand the concept “Today is today!” What day would make me so excited? The day when I get to unveil … Continue reading

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Abstract – Daily Post – March 10,2017

noun noun: abstract; plural noun: abstracts; noun: the abstract ˈabˌstrakt/ 1. a summary of the contents of a book, article, or formal speech. Today’s Daily Post prompt triggered a though about my love of fiction writing, so I thought I … Continue reading

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Blogging from A to Z (2016) – Yes or No

So the time has come to make the long term strategic plan about an opportunity to seriously increase the exposure to my blogs. By seriously i mean the potential to have up to a couple thousand bloggers visit my writing … Continue reading

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2015 A to Z Preparation Progress Report

I  have only tried the April A to Z Blogging Challenge once. In 2013 I managed to create 26 unique blog posts tied to the 26 letters of the alphabet. At that time I only had the mother ship blog, … Continue reading

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Preparing for April A to Z – Choosing themes and building skeletons

Two years ago I got in on a wonderful blogging adventure called the April A to Z Blogging Challenge. Coming out of winter into the favorite of my seasons, spring, I almost did not take part. You see my hobbies … Continue reading

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April A to Z Blogging Challenge – Day Twenty – Six – Zorro

Day 26 of the April A to Z Challenge. For thirty plus days we have had such an excitement at the thought of creating twenty-six posts corresponding with the letters of the alphabet. When I decided to take on this … Continue reading

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April A to Z Blogging Challenge – Day Twenty-Five – Yearning for success

Did you ever want something so much you just could almost taste it? Ok, I will admit freely I have no idea what being a published author tastes like, but I know it is something I want so bad that … Continue reading

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A to Z Blogging Challenge – Day Twenty-Three – Water Conservation in Belize

During my mission trip to Belize I noticed several instances of water conservation in progress. unlike my home in Virginia, USA, there is not widespread water pipes running to every location. In fact there was several places we traveled with … Continue reading

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April A to Z Blogging Challenge – Day Twenty One – Under God

I guess I can claim a small victory in that I have hardly hesitated when choosing my topic for the first twenty letters of the alphabet. In fact with some letters I have imagined multiple topics. That all stopped with letter 21 … Continue reading

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April A to Z Blogging Challenge – Day Twenty – Tornado

I live in the mountains of Virginia, twenty-two miles from the Tennessee state line, just a few hundred yards from Interstate 81. I can be in North Carolina within an hour, and Kentucky about the same. Where I live is … Continue reading

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April A to Z Blogging Challenge – Day Nineteen – Sin and Salvation

When I began the A to Z Challenge I thought the topics would be pretty easy to select. I wanted to be sure my topics were well thought and interesting. One of my thoughts was to make my topics relate … Continue reading

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April A to Z Blogging Challenge – Day Eighteen – Relocation

How do you relocate a town? It is not easy. Maybe the first question that comes to mind is why you would? The reason for the relocation I will explain in this post is flooding. Not just occasional floods, but … Continue reading

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April A to Z Blogging Challenge – Day Seventeen – Quality over Quantity

Quality over Quantity. As a rule I normally will only post one time each day. Part of the reason is to meet a challenge such as the A to Z which asks you to post for each letter of the … Continue reading

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April A to Z Blogging Challenge – Day Sixteen – Propagation

Propagation you ask? Really, why not choose something like Persnickety, or Pragmatism. Paragraphs, People, Purple, pertinent or any of the multitude of other words starting with the letter P? Because I always have heard you should write about what you know. … Continue reading

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