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 | Dec 31, 2022 | Holidays
A friend recently said, “God, it occurs to me, is a lot like Tetris. He nudged and shifted all the pieces of your life until they fit together again just so.” The Game For those of you who don’t know what my friend was referring to, Tetris is an electronic game...
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...
