Today, we dive into another question topic that's as old as storytelling itself: embellishment and exaggeration. Have you ever noticed how a simple tale can transform into an epic saga when someone is recounting it? Guilty as charged! So, let's explore the age-old question from Gregory Stock’s The Book of Questions: When you recount something that … Continue reading Question of the Week #363
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Day Twelve of the Blogmas
Welcome back to Blogmas 2023! Continuing through Christmas Day, expect to find some fun and informative holiday themed blog posts here at The Confusing Middle. For Day 12, the halls are decked and our homes are lit up with twinkling lights, so there's no better time to cozy up with a cup of hot cocoa … Continue reading Day Twelve of the Blogmas
Storytelling
Because today is National Storytelling Day, our Sunday Scribblings prompt for this week is Storytelling. If you decide to write a post based on this week’s prompt, be sure to go back here and share your link so everyone can see how you interpreted things! Here’s what I did with it… I love stories. You know why I … Continue reading Storytelling
Sunday Scribblings #97 – Storytelling
Welcome to Sunday Scribblings on The Confusing Middle! Each Wednesday I provide my blogging friends with a new prompt that fits well with whatever kind of day the following Sunday is going to be. Once you see what the prompt of the week is, head over to your blog and write something in response. There are no … Continue reading Sunday Scribblings #97 – Storytelling
The Things About Which I Cannot Write
Y'all... The nature of my career is such that there is a lot that happens that I really can't divulge. You know... because of confidentiality. But there's so much that happens that I want to write about! And it tears me up inside. It was so easy when I worked for the bank. I could … Continue reading The Things About Which I Cannot Write
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
Title: A Million Miles in a Thousand Years Author: Donald Miller Published: 2011 Donald Miller made a splash in the world of Christian non-fiction with his bestseller Blue Like Jazz. I never read it. But I know it was a big hit among folks in my age group at the time. For a long time, … Continue reading A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
The Death of Superman
Netflix tends to go through phases. Sometimes, the streaming service will have the rights to show a movie for a while, then it won't. At one point, they had the animated movie, Superman: Doomsday available to watch instantly. When it was available, I turned it on one night and, for a while, I was taken … Continue reading The Death of Superman
Is It Possible To Be Selfish And Selfless At The Same Time?
Ah... that is the question. Not long ago, I asked for some opinions regarding whether or not I should set up a fundraising deal and whether it would be selfish or not to do so. Well, I did it. I went over to GoFundMe and launched a campaign. I'm calling it my Random Acts of … Continue reading Is It Possible To Be Selfish And Selfless At The Same Time?
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