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Sybrina’s Phrase Thesaurus December 2004 Newsletter |
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This is your Sybrina’s Phrase Thesaurus Newsletter! |
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Every month Sybrina’s Phrase Thesaurus Newsletter features a group of phrases from the Phrase Thesaurus. Sybrina's Phrase Thesaurus is packed full of descriptive phrases on every subject ...and much more.
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I hope you enjoyed this month’s issue of Sybrina’s Phrase Thesaurus Newsletter.
Please feel free to browse the for previous phrases and articles. |
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Redistribution of Sybrina’s Phrase Thesaurus Newsletter |
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ARTICLES & TOOLS OF INTEREST |
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Useful writing tips by the Indiana Romance Writer’s of America.
Don’t have a set of encyclopedia’s in your home library? Find everything you’re searching for at www.encyclopedia.com. Or...if you didn’t find everything there, try the Encyclopedia Mythica for mythology, folklore and legend.
Confused about the use of commas? This article will help.
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CONTESTS & ANTHOLOGIES/CONFERENCES & SEMINARS |
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Williamette Writer’s Organization “Kay Snow Awards” - Deadline May 15th, 2005.
The South Eastern Writer’s Association Scholarships are open to Student Writers who are in high school or undergraduates at a college or university—Deadline March 15th, 2005.
Are you a mystery writer? Submit to fiction or non-fiction to Mysterical-E Mystery Magazine for possible on-line publication.
Disclaimer—These listings are not necessarily endorsed by Sybrina’s Phrase Thesaurus Newsletter editor. They are for your convenience only. Always, do some research on your own before deciding to enter any contest.
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December’s Featured Vignette “Ridiculous Nicholas” by Marissa Elliott |
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Ridiculous Nicholas he is my friend. But on several occasions and now and again He gets into trouble for letting his temper get the best of him. Oh he’s sweet and he’s smart, he’s funny & cunning… But when he gets angry you better go running For he has a temper, a temper so bad, It’s really easy to know that he’s mad. His face turns all red and his voice gets real loud. He stomps his feet and screams and shouts, But that’s not all that Nick will do… He sometimes throws a punch or two! He never listens cause he’s always right. He’s always first to start a fight. He argues that the sky’s not blue. Even though he knows that it’s not true. He steals toys from his little sister. Lord I’m afraid of what he’ll do to the sitter. A know it all at the age of four, But that’s not it, no, there is more. He has to be first and never last, The leader for every event in class. He must be praised for breathing air, And when he enters the room you must rise from your chair. But I love him so much, so much you see, For he’s more than a friend, he’s a son to me.
Marissa would like to coordinate with an illustrator to create a children’s book from this poem. If it inspires you to portray a little boy in one of his many moods, contact her at marissame@hotmail.com to discuss possibilities. |
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MOVING PARTS
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HD105 HEAD 105 (TOSSING THE HEAD) gave his head a lofty toss
FC106 FACE 106 (CHANGING EXPRESSION) whole demeanor was growing in severity
HR114 HAIR 114 (WIND BLOWING HAIR) the wind gently fluffed her soft dark hair |
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EY107 EYES 107 (EYES OPENING) the heavy lashes that shadowed her cheeks flew up
NO103 NOSE 103 (SMELLING) senses were spun by the scent of
LS105 LIPS 105 (LIPS MOVING) lips writhed in an exaggerated movement |