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David Abrams

Interview: David Abrams on Comedy, the Iraq War, and Finding Your Golden Sentence

I recently sat down with David Abrams to talk about his forthcoming novel, Fobbit, a comedy about the Iraq war. David offers a glimpse into how he became a novelist, his service in the Iraq War, and how, as he puts it, “Comedy was just one…
DIY crafts

Crafting Your Way to DIY Greatness – PPC

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Pencils and Pop-Culture: Crafting Your Way to DIY Greatness While channel-surfing the other night, I happened to stumble on TLC’s latest reality competition series, “Craft Wars.” Now, I’m not much of a DIY-er myself – I always seem…
American Tale

An American Tale: Folktales Built on Creative Contributions

An American Tale: Folktales Built on Creative Contributions Some stories are meant to be written down, and their permanence preserves the creativity of the writer. The beauty of folktales is that they are meant to be told and retold, and therefore…
Brave

Summer Movie Series – “Brave”

Summer Movie Series 2012 - "Brave" Ann Mazzaferro - Writer  A Pixar film is always awaited with the kind of breathless glee that’s usually reserved for holiday gifts and summer vacations. It holds the promise of spellbinding wonder, enchanting…

Making Amends with Superman

Making Amends with Superman This Saturday is the 74th anniversary of the publication of the first issue of Action Comics and the debut of Superman, and I have something I need to get off my chest. I have a problem with Superman. No,…
Pencil Artist Lissa Rachelle

Pencil Artist of the Week: Lissa Rachelle

This week’s featured pencil artist is Lissa Rachelle, a third-generation artist born and raised in Ottawa, Canada. Lissa works with both color pencils and graphite, using the strengths of both mediums to create captivating pencil creations. Lissa’s…
eBook Dilemma

The eBook Dilemma: The Rise and Fall of the Book in the Modern Age

The eBook Dilemma When Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1439, he couldn’t have anticipated that in the future, his influence would lead to the creation of eBooks, a seemingly conscious effort to render his printing press…

Silence – the Ultimate Form of Expression? — PPC

Pencils and Pop-Culture: Silence - The Ultimate Form Of Expression? On this blog, we talk about expression - creative expression, expressing yourself, expressive gestures, expressions that have passed from the common vernacular. You name it,…

Garfield’s Birthday: 34 Years of Lasagna and Sarcasm

Happy Birthday Garfield! Garfield was always one of my favorite comic strip characters, possibly because we have so much in common. We both hate Mondays, love sleep, and speak fluent sarcasm. We also share a passion for lasagna that the world…
The Lost Art of Penmanship

Word by Word: The Lost Art of Penmanship

The Lost Art of Penmanship I peer through the magnifying glass, squinting at the delicate letters in front of me. They are as thin and spidery as the webs I bushed away when I took the letters out of their battered cardboard box, and my eyes…