Author Archive: tyunglebower
Spring Training for Writers
A few days ago, Major League Baseball began this year’s spring training exhibition games. Spring training games are a strange experience. It’s still Major League Baseball, and fans still attend, cheer on their team, and buy concessions as they do so. Yet the games don’t officially count. These training games, for all of their similarity …
Poetry Website.
I believe in fast turn around. Therefore, let me take this chance to announce my brand new poetry website, (as discussed in my previous entry.) You can check it out at http://www.tyunglebowerspoetry.blogspot.com. It’s minimalist, just as I wanted it. No separate domain. No marketing. No ad shares, none of that. Just a place to talk about and …
Back to Poetry
A few days ago I went into Barnes and Noble. (We still have one here for the time being…) I had some money left on a gift card, so I bought the most plain looking, utilitarian blank journal ever. I haven’t owned one of these in a while, because over the years I have used them almost …
Introvert Dating Tips (Repost)
(Originally posted on my old blog, Too XYZ in October of 2011, I thought I’d give this classic post a second life here on Valentine’s Day. I’ve cleaned up the language a bit from the original. Apologies for the odd formatting, but after 30 minutes I got tired of trying to get it to do …
Improving My Reading
Rough guess: you’ve heard that good writers must also be good readers somewhere near one billion times. Not without reason, mind you, for it’s quite true. While there is no scientific way to quantify exactly how much a good writer should read, they should always be reading something. The reasons are obvious; to get used …
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