Carrie Jo Tucker

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every horror will eventually come true

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justin cronin predicted it in the passage, y’all!  KILLER VAMPIRE BATS ATTACK 500 PEOPLE IN PERU. i hope everyone is preparing NOW.  but honestly, mr. cronin and myself hate to tell you that there’s not a whole lot you can do.  (at least until the second novel.  for now – get ready for year zero.  [...]

time to update your personal branding!

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hello!  it’s your google calendar reminder here.  have you updated your creative field personal branding today?  let’s go through the short checklist! 1.  social media: be sure to post/update at least five times a day, all relevant articles and/or witty comments that generate pings/trackbacks/the title of “mayor”/over twenty comments or “likes” to the following accounts: [...]

would that be a…a…SKORK?

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two of my favorite things, thanks to pinky diablo (aka tom sale): if i were a millionaire, i’d order fifty of these and just line them up right above my kitchen cabinets. (via make and pinky diablo)

drink whenever you encounter “thrumming”

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jezebel has a great article on drinking games for readers (via a recent ny times essay): “Geoff Nicholson extrapolates from writing-workshop maxims to create these drinking rules: ‘Drink what you know, drink regularly rather than in binges, avoid needlessly exotic booze, and leave the table while you can still stand.’ But why stick with what you [...]

regis + kelly =

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best morning t.v. around. what? don’t look at me like that. i love regis & kelly. i watch them every morning, and even sent in a picture of walter to be featured on their “dog days of summer” feature this week. i like it when regis says things that make sense but don’t make TOO [...]