by B.L. Unkel | Feb 17, 2023 | Writing
Music is powerful. Gangs Back in June of 2006, Australia had a problem with youth gangs congregating in residential areas late at night. Officials thought outside the box and delivered a unique solution. Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights, from 9 P.M. to...
by B.L. Unkel | Feb 11, 2023 | Writing
If I were to say, “You’re toast,” would you know what I meant? I expect most of you would. But do you know who first used this phrase? Movie Phrases You can thank Bill Murray and the movie, “Ghostbusters,” for transforming the word “toast” into an alternative...
by B.L. Unkel | Nov 12, 2022 | Writing
What do you do when you overhear a murderer talking about the murder she committed? Not a question most of us have ever had to consider, but that’s exactly the situation I found myself in several years ago while vacationing in England. Setting the Scene I’d...
by B.L. Unkel | Sep 17, 2022 | Writing
September is Read a New Book Month. Books are magical, transporting the reader into other worlds, times, careers, and situations they would never otherwise experience. But books wouldn’t be possible without a way to convey this magic. The First Alphabet A book...
by B.L. Unkel | May 21, 2022 | Writing
Last week’s DYK idea came from my wondering about a couple of words I’d heard in a song. This week, I decided to stay with the song lyrics theme and look at the lyrics themselves. The Definition . . . and Reason Most of us like to sing to the radio but...
by B.L. Unkel | Apr 23, 2022 | Writing
Spring is here. (Although some days have already felt like summer.) And with Spring comes spring cleaning. For some people, that means yard work, planting flowers or preparing the garden. For others, it’s time to work on the house, doing things like pressure washing...
