Novel Allen
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You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. (Maya Angelou). Genuine accomplishment is not about financial gain, but about dedicating oneself to activities that bring joy and fulfillment.
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My strange choice of a Book
I remember watching the movie of Mark Zuckerberg's motivation for creating Facebook. If I am remembering correctly, it all stemmed from his being heartbroken and a bit angry over the breaking up of a relationship. He is a brilliant, but awkward genius, much like many of his successful peers who had rocky relationships. So, we can see that inspiration can be attained form any source anywhere. Facebook started very small in his college years and grew to be a worldwide phenomenon.
By Novel Allen2 years ago in BookClub
Cover pics with Black characters have a serious lack of representation on Vocal Top Stories, plus other grouses.. Top Story - August 2023.
Dear Anyone Ever since I joined Vocal, I have noticed that if I use Black faces to represent my stories it almost never gets picked for a Top Story, except one, and it was a caricature of a rather pretty witch. I have monitored the situation for a long time, and I need to state my case. After thumbing through recent pages of TS', I found two stories represented, one by me which speaks about Vocal, not my personal stories, and the other a story about Carlee, a Black girl who lied about an incident, not very flattering. Did she really have to do something bad to have her face make top story.
By Novel Allen2 years ago in Writers
Syrinx the Nymph
Pan, Πάν, the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, rustic music and impromptus, and companion of the nymphs, was a very handsome god. Until there came the day when his appetites for fair wood nymphs, the protective creatures of nature, would get him in trouble with the Goddess Artemis. He was a horny egotistical tyrant who pursued the wood nymphs continuously and annoyingly.
By Novel Allen2 years ago in Chapters
Marty Robbins, Country singer
American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, NASCAR driver, and early outlaw country music pioneer. Marty sings of miracles, love, jealousy, loss, of Big Irons, Strawberry Roans, hoping not to be Forgetten, and dying in "El Paso".
By Novel Allen2 years ago in Critique
Pussy Willow
It is Spring and the pussy willows are in bloom. As Cat roamed the forest, he came upon the willow, the first plants to bloom. The catkins were blowing everywhere in the brisk breeze, Cat was completely fascinated by the white, green, yellow, pink and brown splendor of the catkins.
By Novel Allen2 years ago in BookClub
