#ROW80 Writers Mobilize! Time To Help One Of Our Own!

Reblogged from A Round of Words in 80 Days:

I'm interrupting our regularly scheduled inspirational post (Elizabeth Mitchell's words of wisdom have been rescheduled for May the 20th) because I need something from you.  The last time I did this was because my book Red got nominated for the DABWAHA Award in 2012 and I mobilized you all into a fun, heady campaign that got me past the first Round against Kendare Blake.  

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ROWers help each other out. Is there anything you can do in the list of suggestions? Do you have other ideas?

How the Fatty Arbuckle Scandal Affects Us Today

Reblogged from Mary Miley's Roaring Twenties:

      Did you ever wonder why old movies were so comparatively free from violence, foul language, and sex? Why there was no blood on murdered people, why lovers kissed so chastely, why “My dear, I don’t give a damn” was a line that shocked audiences in 1939?

       An immediate outcome of the Fatty Arbuckle scandal of 1921 was the creation of a self-censorship board, the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of…

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In trying to prepare myself mentally for Wendy Lu's Roaring Twenties challenge, I found this... (the whole site is worth looking over). This article, however, reminds me of some debates over sexuality and how human nature is portrayed in books and other media that have been flying around of late.

Sun Medallions

Reblogged from Ozark Pagan Mamma:

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With Summer Solstice coming up in a couple of weeks, now is the perfect time to make sun medallions for a treasure hunt! I first came across this idea well over a decade ago in the book “Wiccacraft for Families” by Margie McArthur. My older kids and I had so much fun making them. Once we painted sun symbols on wooden disks, but then found it was much more fun to use salt dough.

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These look like a fun thing to do with the Boodle.