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What’s In a Name?

Whatchamacallit Thingamabob Thingamajig Thingy Doodad Gizmo Doohickey What do you say when you don’t know the name of something? You go searching for something to call it. We all do it. But why? Because objects and things need names. We … Continue reading

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Expertly Portraying the Outcast Character

Taking On the Challenge In this culture where youth, health, beauty, and fitness are rated up there almost to the level of worship, sometimes a plot will call for a misfit. An outcast. An oddball, if you will. The aberrant … Continue reading

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