Category Archives: Ramblings

Does Social Media Make You Miserable?

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Kourtney

For the past 3 months, I’ve curtailed the time I spend on social media. I check Facebook and Twitter once a week. I respond to all notifications and I try to take about 30 minutes to interact with friends’ posts … Continue reading →

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Are you the protagonist or antagonist?

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Kourtney

I’m a bit under the weather so I thought I’d repost an old blog post on characters. Hope you enjoy it!

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Five Years of Blogging

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Kourtney

Okay not a 5th blog birthday cake, but you get the gist. February is my fifth February blogging and my blog’s fifth birthday. So I thought we’d look back at a post from each February of my blog’s life.  February … Continue reading →

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Old School Storytelling–Gotye’s Song

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Kourtney

  Gotye’s song Somebody That I Used to Know has blown up. I have a theory about why. The lyrics harken back to the origins of songs as tools of storytelling. This song gives us clear insight into the male … Continue reading →

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