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Fun Fridays – August 14, 2026

By Steve Laubeon August 14, 2026
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Collective Nouns
Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to add three things to this list I found on the Internet in the comments below.
A _______of Editors

A________of Writers

A________of Agents.

Put your answers in the comments and have fun!

Here are 50 examples:

1. Business of Ferrets

2. Labor of Moles

3. Mustering of Storks

4. Shrewdness of Apes

5. Gam of Whales

6. Smack of Jellyfish

7. Host of Angels

8. Fusillade of Bullets

9. Baptism of Fire

10. Quiver of Arrows

11. Tissue of lies

12. Murder of Crows

13. Unkindness of Ravens

14. Dule of Doves

15. Clowder, Cluster, or Clutter of Cats

16. Kindle of Kittens

17. Mute of Hounds

18. Pass of Asses

19. Ostentation of Peacocks

20. Team of Ducks (when flying)

21. Paddling of Ducks (when on water)

22. Trip of Goats

23. Sloth, or Sleuth, of Bears

24. Charm of Finches

25. Hill of Beans

26. String of Ponies

27. Hand of Bananas

28. College of Cardinals

29. Shock of Corn

30. Band of Men

31. Knot of Toads

32. Wedge of Swans (when flying)

33. Parliament of Owls

34. Superfluity of Nuns

35. Abominable Sight of Monks

36. Untruth of Summoners

37. Doctrine of Doctors

38. Damning of Jurors

39. Sentence of Judges

40. Rascal of Boys

41. Gaggle of Women

42. Gaggle of Gossips

43. Impatience of Wives

44. Tabernacle of Bakers

45. Poverty of Pipers

46. Fighting of Beggars

47. Neverthriving of Jugglers

48. Herd of Harlots

49. Worship of Writers

50. Hastiness of Cooks

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Fun Fridays – August 7, 2026

By Steve Laubeon August 7, 2026
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Do you love your Apple device? Now they own the alphabet!

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Monday Moments – August 3, 2026

By Steve Laubeon August 3, 2026
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Affliction For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong. For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced. … For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But …

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Category: Monday Moments

Fun Fridays – July 31, 2026

By Steve Laubeon July 31, 2026
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Since it is likely a hot summer day for those of you north of the equator, I thought today’s video might cool you off. A tutorial on how people in Northern Scandinavia do their laundry. Here in Phoenix, we just leave the clothes on the sidewalk where they burst into flames. Much easier. [If you cannot see the video in your newsletter, please click through to the site to view it.]  

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Your Money Is Your Business or Keep a Lid on How Much Money You Make

By Steve Laubeon July 27, 2026
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I think it is a mistake to reveal how much money you make as an author. The details of your royalty advance on your latest deal should not be shared with other authors. It is similar to finding out the salary of the co-worker in the office cubicle next to yours. When I was a retail store manager, we had major problems when salaries were discovered. I had to physically stop a near fistfight between …

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Category: Book Business, Career, Communication, MoneyTag: Book Business, Contracts, Facebook, Gossip, Money, rumors

Fun Fridays – July 24, 2026

By Steve Laubeon July 24, 2026
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Sometimes we must simply acknowledge the skill of others who can do what we cannot. The first 45 seconds of today’s video is a metaphor for what your manuscript will look like after a great editor slices and dices it into something unique and exciting. Of course, it could be just a potato being chopped up. But I prefer the word picture. Enjoy the skill of this chef! [If you cannot see the …

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You Have the Right to Write Rite. Right?

By Steve Laubeon July 20, 2026
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[Read the following, out loud, really fast. Should help you wake up!] by Anonymous When you write copy you have the right to copyright the copy you write, if the copy is right. If however, your copy falls over, you must right your copy. If you write religious services you write rite, and have the right to copyright the rite you write. Very conservative people write right copy, and have the right …

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Category: HumorTag: Humor

Fun Fridays – July 17, 2026

By Steve Laubeon July 17, 2026
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Can’t go too long without showing you more barbershop quartet brilliance. Enjoy this one about nursery rhymes from The Newfangled Four! (If you cannot see the video in your email newsletter feed, click through to our website where you can enjoy it.)

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The Odd English Language: You Can’t Make This Stuff Up

By Steve Laubeon July 13, 2026
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In the English language, there is a two-letter word that has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that word is UP. It is listed in the dictionary as an adverb, preposition, adjective, noun, or verb! (Click here for the Merriam-Webster Dictionary link and keep scrolling down the page.) There are over 30 definitions! I cannot claim total originality for what follows (I think variations …

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Category: Craft, Editing, Fun Fridays, LanguageTag: Language

Fun Fridays – July 10, 2026

By Steve Laubeon July 10, 2026
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The World Cup of Soccer is still going on with the teams whittled down to only a few still in the competition. There was a particular match played years ago that was captured on film by those odd men whose group is called Monty Pyton’s Flying Circus. This particular match between Greece and Germany is one that anyone with a modicum of philosophical knowledge will thoroughly enjoy. (The …

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