I love games. I love playing every kind of card game and board game. Game night was a tradition in my family that I have passed on to my own family. It is a way of bonding with friends and family that draws everyone together in fun. My favorite games are quite traditional. ...
In the small town off Fayetteville, there is an old ghost story. This is the type of ghost story that has passed into legend and come to define the folklore of the region. It is the the story of the Vander Light. I have heard several different versions of this story, but I share the story...
As a 3L, one would assume I've somehow managed to get my act together with regard to law school...And they'd be wrong.Without fail, I overload myself, overwork myself, underwork on things I should DEFINITELY be working on, and overall seemingly attempt to get my life as close to the description of clusterfuck as I possibly can. And that's just the beginning.I spoke the other day about how things were...
In my last post I said there was plenty to keep us busy and I wasn't wrong. In case you haven't heard, Reader's Digest magazine are running a 100 word story competition.Cornerstones also have a competition. Send in the first 100 words of your manuscript to win a critique on your full-length novel.Had a call from a lady at Erewash Writers' Club with news of another workshop in November. Only £3-50...
This one comes with a Divorce Decree, Collaborative Law Agreement and a photo ID. Oh boy! From: Crystal Masaru Subject: Re: Enforcement/Collections Divorce SettlementCurrently am living in South Korea for an assignment and Bloombeg Masaru lives in Seattle, Washington. Due to the time difference (+13hrs EST) it is a little bit difficult to determine the best time to call you. We agreed...
All ghost stories hold unending fascination for me, but the ones that contain the most mystery are the haunted house stories. I know I'm not alone in this because there seem to be unending movies and books written about Haunted Houses. The list is long and prestigious. The terror held by house hauntings is...
Everyone has their own quirks and idiosyncrasies, particularly when it comes to things they like. I am no exception, although my gleefulness when I encounter one of my favorite things may rival that of a child on Christmas day, while simultaneously coming across as weird. Really weird. One of my favorite things is the first day of school, particularly when I was younger, because it always smelled...
My very first day in my Legal Writing class, my classmates and I were expected to stand up and tell everyone else our name, where we were from, our undergrad degree choice, and why we chose law school. Below are a list of reasons people gave...(and my reasons for shooting many of these rationales down)1) "I want to help people"--while this is certainly a worthwhile endeavor, many burn out before they...
Thanks to several of you fellow bloggers out there plenty of competitions have been brought to my attention recently. Plus, with both my writers' clubs in full swing after the summer break and a few workshops coming up there's plenty to be getting on with.The domestic cricket season has ended and all three cycling Grand Tours...
A year and a half ago, I decided to write a blog. I had just signed a contract with Lachesis Press to publish my first novel, Circe, and that was my inspiration for Ghost Stories and Haunted Places. Circe was inspired by the hospital I did my internship at, Searcy State Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Alabama. ...
I'm not sensitive to ghosts and I'm not easily spooked, but last night I just about jumped off my sofa. I was sitting on my couch, watching television like a giant slug. I heard the dogs barking and looked up at the cat walk. Both my dogs were chasing what looked like a person walking across the catwalk. ...
My classes have started piling up. I'm in far too many organizations. And I've signed up for entirely too many competitions.I have approximately eight clients in my legal clinics. Of these, the ones I want to call do not and the ones I do not want to talk to do....over and over again.Additionally, I have a job interview coming up in a place I'd really, REALLY like to work (note I said in a place,...
So I passed the MPRE after being pretty damn sure I had failed it back at the beginning of August. And I not only passed it, but I passed it by a pretty decent margin! Before I start bragging though, maybe I should consider how the MPRE is actually scored.....In states across America, people are required to pass this little...
This is a question I deal with a lot. Sadly, a large number of mentally ill people suffer from delusions of persecutions by demons, the dead, or other supernatural entities. The devil and demons torment those that suffer from any number of psychotic disorders and medication and proper mental health treatment...
Like many others, where I was when the Twin Towers went down will forever be branded into my mind. I was sitting in my ninth grade English teacher's class chatting with her before the bell rang. She always kept CNN on in the morning, and all of a sudden, there were reports of an airplane crashing into the World Trade Center. I specifically remember saying out loud "Oh my God; what a horrible...
From: Diana Hamasaki Date: September 8, 2011 Dear Counsel, Thanks for your email. I am presently living in South Korea and My ex husband Craig Hamasaki lives in your jurisdiction. My ex and I agreed under the Settlement Agreement attached to this email for a one-time cash settlement of $623,000.00 to his credit, he has paid me $122,000.00 but still owing $501.000.00. He is aware of my intention...
The world of the paranormal sometimes seems unending. Supernatural beings spring from folklore and urban legends and chance encounters on dark roads at night. Sometimes, these stories seem so real they can be unnerving. The stories that people tell of encounters with black eyed children, ghosts, demons and...
Some settings lend themselves to ghost stories. The swamps of Louisiana, Southern Mississippi, and Alabama seem to call to ghosts with their moist, muddy fingers. The lonely castles of old Europe whisper of secret histories that feel like a sanctuary for ghosts. The darkened streets of Chicago with its...
For some classes, you tab. For others, you read the footnotes. And for many, you don't do jackshit.Or maybe that's just me.Forgive my absence for the past few days. I started working on a cartoon outlining one of the many reasons I hate law students. And then I realized I cannot draw. Which means that my attempt at a cartoon will come soon. And I will have warned you. (So don't bitch at me when my...
The French Aristocracy spent a considerable amount of time trying to get away from the people they ruled. The first French palaces, where the kings would live, were in the center of Paris. The need to escape the mob drove the ruling class to construct the palaces that are now The Louvre, which was on...
From: Gary Hossa Subject: Breach Matter Date: September 4, 2011 12:28:25 AM PDT Hello Counsel, I am inquiring about the possibility of your firm representing me in the litigation of a loan matter. Debtor: Eric Madison Amount: $288,000.00 Amount 80,000 Balance $208,000.00 plus 7.75% annual interest. If you or your firm can be of any assistance, please get back to me at your earliest...
Just when I thought nothing much was happening as far as my writing was going, something turned up. I have quite a few submissions 'out there' to magazines, competitions and agents but nothing has come back for a while. Even a rejection would be almost welcome just to prove my entries aren't disappearing into some Royal Mail black hole.Then Saturday morning I had a reply from People's Friend. Not...
