All for Mercy's Sake
I've spent the last couple of months working on a devotional manuscript written by Kay Lee Vincent, featuring Mercy, the dog in these...
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fresheyes7
- May 30
- 2 min
May Afternoon Yields New Appreciation
Yesterday I treated myself to a poetry reading. I was not in a coffeehouse or tearoom or on the lanai, more’s the pity. I wasn’t sipping...
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fresheyes7
- Feb 15
- 2 min
Random Thoughts of a Proofreader
Here I sit with a blank page before me waiting for the words to come. Will they bubble up, pour out, issue forth or babble on? No one...
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fresheyes7
- Dec 2, 2021
- 1 min
So Much To Do, So Little Time!
"I'm in way over my head! I don't have time to read this over again! Details, details, details. Does it really matter that there's a...
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fresheyes7
- Oct 25, 2021
- 1 min
Presents, Presents, Presence, Prescience, Oh My!
Have you ever wanted to learn another language, say Japanese or French or Spanish? I started and stopped and started again trying to...
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fresheyes7
- Sep 8, 2021
- 1 min
Torture, Pure Torture!
The English language can be torturous! Pure torture. That means it’s hard, complicated, confusing and causes excruciating angst. The...
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fresheyes7
- Aug 14, 2021
- 1 min
Bear, Bare/Born, Borne or Bourne?
What an interesting conundrum these words introduce. We probably don’t have too much trouble with bear when it comes to identifying a big...
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fresheyes7
- Jul 14, 2021
- 2 min
Rural Transit Day, July 16, 2021
Rural Transit Day, July 16, 2021. Who knew this was even a thing? Rural Transit Day. I live in a rural community and most of the transit...
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fresheyes7
- Jun 1, 2021
- 1 min
I Have Set My Cites. Or sites? Or sights?
Which one is it? Let’s face it, English is not easy. There are nuances, meaning, punctuation, and attitude that make up the spoken and...
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fresheyes7
- May 3, 2021
- 1 min
I Just Don't Have Time for This!
You’ve finished your manuscript (or presentation or report) and have another deadline looming. But, you just don’t feel comfortable...
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fresheyes7
- Apr 1, 2021
- 2 min
I Need a Fresh Set of Eyes on This
“I need a fresh set of eyes on this! This report is probably the single most important thing I have done in my entire career and I’m...
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