Category Archives: Writing

Reusing a Political Cartoon

Posted on 1 November 2010 by Larry Russwurm

If you’re a regular reader of this site, you might wonder why I am repeating this political cartoon. It’s quite simple, It fits for new circumstances. Basically James Moore (depicted) held public consultations for a Canadian book policy review. After … Continue reading →

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Some See Ranges, I See Rings

Posted on 25 September 2010 by Larry Russwurm

It was with shock, a few years back, that I found out that anarchists are considered to exist on the far left of the political spectrum. You see, I just presumed that extreme right wingers were the anarchists, with their … Continue reading →

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James Moore gets Cartoond

Posted on 4 September 2010 by Larry Russwurm

Heritage minister, James Moore, is depicted above. You may ask, “Why did he get Cartoond?” Well mainly because he chooses not to listen to Canadians. On Twitter, he blocked my sister, Laurie, since he decided any critique by her would … Continue reading →

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Playing With Bitstrips

Posted on 23 July 2010 by Larry Russwurm

I just recently was referred to a relatively new service called Bitstrips (Thank you Laurie!). This online service is apparently for the more artistically challenged to come up with comic strips. If you can come up with the words, the … Continue reading →

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Low Resolution, Black and White Touch Pictures

Posted on 3 July 2010 by Larry Russwurm

Last week’s post about “One” made me think. Perhaps “One” could be made into a protagonist of a story. But , alas, I didn’t find him powerful enough as is to be good for a story. But, still, I now … Continue reading →

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Not Novel

Posted on 27 March 2010 by Larry Russwurm

There is a major schism that exists in the writing world. The two sides are usually called “literature” and “genre”. Literature is usually that which gets taught in English classes and genre usually means any important genre, ie. western, romance, … Continue reading →

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Patents vs. Copyrights

Posted on 13 March 2010 by Larry Russwurm

A copyright lasts for the artist’s lifetime plus 75 years. A patent lasts 20 years. Is this even close to being fair? I can kind of see it. A patent can directly be responsible for saving someone’s life. If you … Continue reading →

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