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A little humour. some serious thoughts and the adventures of Mr & Mrs T all in a melange/sandbox for you funky folks out there.

The aim is to bring a smile to the dial, stir the pot and not take ourselves too seriously.

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Passion for Words

You may know the feeling. You’re reading a vivid, enthralling passage by one of your favorite authors. As you turn the pages, you can’t help but ask yourself: Just how do they keep me hanging on every word?

I founded Marksandbox with the goal of helping readers demystify the writing process. As my posts dissect recently published books—taking deep dives into the characteristics of good writing—I hope to help you build a greater appreciation for what you read and even spark ideas for your own work.

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Welcome, voracious readers! If your appetite for reading is insatiable, and you love putting your own pen to paper, Marksandbox is the place for you. Let’s grow together as we delve into the world of words.

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“The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.”

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Marksandbox

A Bookworm’s Paradise

Welcome, voracious readers! If your appetite for reading is insatiable, and you love putting your own pen to paper, Marksandbox is the place for you. Let’s grow together as we delve into the world of words.

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In Overdrive 🎼

Winnipeg sits in Canada’s mid-section where the wind and snow blow and the Red River runs through it. Canada’s oldest company ‘The Hudson...

Thought

“I think; therefore I am” – Rene Descartes This famous expression of our existence means I am here and you Funky Folks are out there. I...

The Here And Now

Funky Folks there are two great songs that make me think of being here and the joy of a wish come true through the fight it takes to be...

This Drives Me Crazy Miss Daisy 🚖 😝

It’s a hoot Funky Folks. I ask of you big questions, “Why do we drive the way we do and does the way we drive reveal the kind of person...

The Thrill of a Trill

Yes Funky Folks it is so. A trill in the land of music is a thrill. It raises the hairs on the back of your neck, sends a shiver down...

Music’s 🎶 Power 💪

Funky Folks if you want to firm up your body head to the gym. If you want to exercise your brain listen to music. Originally it was...

Be Happy

So Funky Folks I’m waking with eight hours of sleep tucked into my head only to hear the sound of Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t Worry, Be...

“No Medicine Like The Blues”

They say it’s the best thing to do – to take a pill an’ chill if you will. Smile through the tears and let loose of those fears ‘cause…...

A Heavenly Parody

There’s this gaga lady who’s so sure that she’s buying a stairway to heaven with no misgivings. The stores were closed but she had a...

Blues Notes

Funky Folks maybe it is appropriate that as the weather turns cold I am becoming blue, as if someone had left the flue open and the...

Out of the Blue

Funky Folks it was out of the blue that I’ve hit the blues. Recent posts may have given you clues. Maybe it began up around the bend with...

“My Funk”

One more time and another number from Candy Dulfer and her funky band Funky Folks, where they insist that “My Funk is Your Funk and Your...

“Lily Was Here”

Funky Folks I stumbled, stumbled upon this number and boy did it do a number on me. It’s an instrumental composition by the English...

It’s A Beautiful Life

Yes indeed Funky Folks it is a beautiful life, so much to be grateful for when you strip away the myth from the mind and find a beautiful...

A Mother’s Advice

Funky Folks as a child my mother told me, “Never ever talk to strangers. You cannot imagine what might happen.” What did happen is that I...

Le Monde Est Stone/The World Is Stone

Funky Folks this song and the lyrics snuck into the playlist of my morning musings. I sat up and said, “Hello, What’s this then? I had...

Jeremy Taylor and his Transplant Calypso

In his own words Mr. Taylor tells of how this piece came to be… “During the late sixties I took part in a weekly television show for...

Les Miserables in Lockdown

Two Of my favorites from Les Miserables. For the first one think/read coronavirus where appropriate. A prediction that the virus will be...

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