"You've got to stop talking to yourself," I whispered.

"You haven't eaten your soup. Eat your soup."

"I don't want to eat my soup."

"Look, if I make soup for you, you're gonna eat it."

"I'm grateful to you for your e...

Remember:

"Independence" starts with "I"!

Remember:

There's only one "I" in "independence"!

I was just thinking about this and then I found RochelleBoucher's collab.

I don't rely a great deal on New Year's resolutions as a rule, but in addition to some personal resolutions ...

"Have we got any shy people in the audience?" the speaker asked.

No one raised a hand....

She wrote instructions for a living...

...but she couldn't always follow them.

...during the sermon our minister was doing something wacky and he said, "Are we recording?"

Or, How A Band Changed My Life From Completely Boring To Significantly Less Boring But Still Pretty Boring, All Things Considered.

She had a bluebird tattooed on her shoulder, but happiness always seemed to fly away.

When my mother was about eight years old, her father came home from his job at the service station with a bouquet of helium balloons for her. This was the mid-'50s, and my mother grew up in ru...

"Let's not kid ourselves," said Billy to Nanny.

The first portion of this is about hitRECord and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The second is about my experience with hitRECord.

-----------------------------------...

(This is for iBrews' RECorders by REquest collab.)

I offer my services as an editor and/or proofreader. I have ten years of experience.

I just watched a lovely a...

The Sympathy Orchestra

plays for you

its saddest, sweetest,

softest tune.

"Is there a point to all this? ...It's okay if there's not."

1. Pay attention.

2. I said, "Pay attention."

3. All right. Now, don't skip ahead.

5. I said, "Don't skip ahead."

4. Okay. Now that you're paying attenti...

Over the centuries, Little Red Riding Hood and similar cautionary tales have evolved to suit the purposes of their societies. Charles Perrault's version of LRRH was meant to serve as an arch war...

Concord the Pacifist Betta Fish was a lover, not a fighter.

Which was why he got along well with Smooch the Kissing Gourami.

The girl with scoliosis knew she had to put her back into it and straighten herself out.

hitRECorgasm: n. When the hearts just keep on coming.

Hey, how you doin'?

Doin' good. How you doin'?

I'm all right. Y'all get any rain?

We got a thunderstorm last night, power went out for a while.

Oh...

No one will ever tell you to "be shy."

Mary was of two minds when it came to the notion of self-acceptance.

 

When we talk about work, let's not forget about WORKERS, that is, the people who put in the labor. And those workers who fought (and still fight) for laborer's rights.

I'm fascinated...

You know how sometimes you meet someone and you know you're going to be hit it off and be friends?

That's how I felt a few years ago when I met my friend Denise. I was being intervie...

"I guess I just didn't think you'd replace me," said the light bulb.

Snow White wasn't the fairest of them all, and nobody tried to kill her.

 

 

[I picture a dorky Snow White doing a double thumbs-up]

Spun sugar, delectables, sweet bites of confection that melt in my mouth.

The treats I love to feast on offer no sustenance, I'm told; there's no weight, nothing meaty to them. No nu...

FOR SALE

A Penny For My Thoughts

A Nickel For My Nightmares

A Dime For My Dreams

I harbor a dream that hitRECord will someday collaborate with Sock Dreams. I'm reminded of this every time I see Joe's mismatched socks!

Reg...

On the last page of the last book was where she found the answer.

She could only read his letters by moonlight.

Don't look now, but they're gaining on you.

The pages in this book are out of order! Now I can't tell where it ends.

The one thing they all wanted to buy wasn't for sale.

Serenaked: v. to musically bare one's soul.

When they said she wasn't "all there," they were right.

 

 

[for A Copy of a Copy's drawing, "unfinished"]

I'd cut it,

but then I'd have to find somewhere else to put all this stuff.

I wasn't sure

whether what I had found

was a vampire campsite

or a sacred burial ground

Okay, so like, I don't really believe in astrology, right? Because, like, it's probably not real? But... what if it was real?

I mean, if it's real, you've got a guide to basically yo...

Hi everybody! I had an idea for a possible America collaboration contribution relating to "This Land Is Your Land." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Land_Is_Your_Land

Most of "This ...

Mythology of birds; stories featuring birds; bird footage. BIRDS! Bird controversy! Polarizing birds!

Whether by plane, train, or automobile, what does travel mean to you? What are your favorite memories of traveling? What are your rituals before you travel? Who do you like to travel with?

What's in a name? What does your name mean to you? Edit: And all other issues related to names.

I know what I said yesterday about not putting too much stock in your favorite things, but I would like to say: one of my very favorite things is the Internet. It's incredible if you really thin...