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TRAVELING MAN ON THE LOOSE

August 17, 2025 by David Gillaspie

One traveling man says he wouldn’t cross the street if he didn’t have to. Another says crossing the street is no problem, but he’s not going far after that. That’s enough travel for them. It’s enough for me, too. I understand the reluctant traveler. Growing up in North Bend, Oregon, Hwy 101 was hyperspace compared […]

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DIFFERENT STORIES FOR DIFFERENT PEOPLE

August 14, 2025 by David Gillaspie

New stories, different stories, hold our interest. No one hangs with a snoozer story that repeats itself until a predictable ending. It needs cliff-hangers, narrow escapes, unimaginable risks to overcome. Most of all, it needs a hero, someone to cheer for, someone to welcome into our hearts. What does a hero need?

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GENERATION BIAS? LAY OFF BOOMERS ALREADY

June 28, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Generation bias happens every day in every window, mirror, or any other reflective surface. What is it? It’s the sense of being replaced, but not by anything new. The ‘old you’ has been replaced by the ‘new you’ and the new you is older than you anticipated. The old you is the young you who […]

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LEGACY STORIES NEED LEGWORK

June 4, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Legacy stories are history stories, as in historical. Some are accurate depictions of a time, an era, and get passed down. Others are told with a touch of how the teller wished things had turned out, and they get passed down too. With the advent and encouragement of and for citizen journalists, where is the […]

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CITIZEN JOURNALIST REPORTING ON TWITTER

June 3, 2025 by David Gillaspie

If you are a new ‘citizen journalist’ you should never scroll twitter. At certain times. As a seasoned writer, and speaking for all writers seasoning in their personal blogs, you need sources more reliable than x. The drumbeat over there is too tempting to tap a foot to. Don’t do it.

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FAKE BLOG? SO WHAT

May 30, 2025 by David Gillaspie

The idea of a fake blog is too funny. Who would care, it’s a blog. Besides, the idea of fake things has been around awhile, but you’ve still got to watch out. Fake jewelry? No way.

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AWARD WINNING TAKES PRACTICE

May 23, 2025 by David Gillaspie

If you’ve never had an award winning experience, keep reading. After all of the training and expectations and worry you somehow win. What happens next? Disbelief. How did it happens? You know but still don’t believe it. Then it’s on to the next thing, the next big deal, but the feeling remains:

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HOBBY BLOGGER WRITES THE RULES

May 7, 2025 by David Gillaspie

A hobby blogger has rules? Who makes these rules? Unless you just got here on the writing bus, the rules are well established. Go ahead and add what’s missing, but not too much. Rule #1

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BLOG TRAFFIC INTERPRETED 2025: HAVE A SCHTICK

April 18, 2025 by David Gillaspie

More blog traffic is the goal of most every blogger. Some call it an obsession. Figuring out how to draw more readers is an industry onto itself. Writers write the posts and hope for the best, then quit. But where is the help for better traffic goals?

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THE SELF RIGHTEOUS BLOGGER

April 12, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Who is self righteous? Me. And for all the right reasons. I check all of the boxes. Am I all alone on this? Here’s the definition:

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