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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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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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“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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The Hunt for Red Maple

When the salmon run and the air turns cool the hunt for red maple begins in ernest.

AnOde

AnOde To the rise of Raiden Our Grandson You were born in the age of Anthropocene In the year two thousand nineteen In time to change Old...

Measuring a Year

In our year gone by, it has been a time of love, merriment and joy, all five hundred, twenty-five thousand, six hundred minutes of them”....

Why things happen the way they do

It appears to me that another species exists hidden within the human race. Maybe they are hiding on platform nine and three quarters...

My Duvet

It is the end of October before Halloween and daylight savings. After a summer of heat and humidity the temperatures at night are...

Strangers In Time

“Never talk to strangers. You might be kidnapped or sold as a slave or even murdered.” Those were my mother’s ominous words to me when I...

Oh My Word

Passing by a store in Toronto’s Junction area called ‘Hearing Dentures’ stopped me in my tracks and I exclaimed “Hell’s teeth”. Obviously...

Falling for Salmon

Salire in Latin means ‘to leap’. Hence the mighty Salmon of Scottish, Irish and North American folklore where they symbolize power,...

Bucket-list

To-do lists, sticky-lists and wish-lists structure and prioritize our goals. Then there is the bucket-list for those must do items before...

A Life in Lyrics

Overture The Story by Brandi Carlisle All of these lines across my face Tell you the story of who I am So many stories of where I’ve been...

A king’s delight

Today a king came by Uninvited, so welcome He stayed awhile Suckling the drink of gods Beyond measure, and Surely nature’s pleasure ...

Strangers in time

Mark T (which one?) As a kid my mother’s words, “Never talk to strangers.” were ominous; talk of kidnappings, press-gangs and murder was...

Pizza-pocket

My pizza-pocket Went up in a rocket It never came back from Mars And Ooh, I had a big suprise To find… it’s one of the stars **

To sleep, perchance to dream…

To sleep, perchance to Dream; aye, there’s the rub (Hamlet) Modern science has devised a scheme to test one’s sleep, simply called a...

The Lightness of Being

“Look here Lighty, we really like you,” said the Mall Manager, looking at him straight in his eyes. “The Santa we are looking for must...

Ride with Heart

Sunday June 4, 2017  Ride for Heart charity bike ride A few months before the ride my sister, Judy said she wanted to join us. Then...

Unusual Creatures

Slowly, with intent, she squeezed the trigger… …and over the barrel of the shotgun saw the flying, swirling table leg thud into the tin...

Unusual Names and Places

The motes of dust suspended in the sunbeams shining through the gothic windows of the little church witnessed two figures sitting quietly...

Unusual Nuptials – The long haul home

The lorry was late in arriving at the hotel that morning. Jerry and Thirza were waiting outside with their pile of the boxes containing...

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