Monthly Archives: December 2014
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2014: The Year Blogging Refused to Die
57December 28, 2014 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
At the end of 2013, Jason Kottke pronounced the blog legally dead. I was too busy resurrecting my own to …
Continue readingCategory: Blogging and Social Media | Tags: 2014, Andrew Sullivan, blogging, Dan Blank, Dylan Byers, Elizabeth Spiers, Grace Bonney, is the blog dead?, Jane Friedman, Jason Kottke, L. L. Barkat, Lockhart Steele, Matthew Sippey, social media, Steff Green, Technorati
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Zen and the Art of Stealing a Crèche
22December 21, 2014 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
In the divorce, my husband got the crèche. It made sense. He was the Christian – a clergyman, which is …
Continue readingCategory: Memoir | Tags: Christmas, Cloquet Forestry Center, crèche, divorce, family life, Holy Family, imagination, John Daido Loori, marriage, Mary, ornaments, Patricia Weaver Francisco, permission, religion, souvenirs, Split Rock Arts Program, stealing, writing, Zen
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4 Great Reasons Not to Know Your Blog’s Target Audience
35December 15, 2014 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
Adorning the tubes and wires of the Internet you will find many excellent posts on the importance of knowing your …
Continue readingCategory: Blogging and Social Media, List Posts | Tags: blog niche, blogging, crosshairs, expertise, metaphor, Patrick Ross, sell out, target audience, William Wordsworth
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The Clean Plate Club
35December 7, 2014 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
I am sitting on a red plastic chair at the gray laminate table in our kitchen. My parents bracket the …
Continue readingCategory: Stories I've Told | Tags: childhood, Dr. Seuss, family life, food, freedom, lies, mashed potatoes, Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, parenting, self trust, siblings, story slams, television shows, The Flintstones, truth
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How to Give 110% Without Getting Angry Or Turning Green
13December 1, 2014 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
We are coming up on another Story SlamMN! Tuesday at Kieran’s Irish Pub. As regular readers know from previous posts, …
Continue readingCategory: Uncategorized | Tags: Brenda Ueland, Celebrity Apprentice, cliches, day jobs, Donald Trump, give 110%, imagination, Incredible Hulk, introverts, Lou Ferrigno, nonprofits, performance, personal best, productivity, self-care, story slam, stress, Work in Process
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