Straighten Up and Fly Write

Falling into Autumn

Autumn: A Time of Purpose – Autumn is my favorite season. The vibrant colors of orange, yellow, rust, and gold permeate the landscape. The tantalizing smells of spices, like cinnamon, excite the olfactory nerves. There is a certain type of crispness to the air. As the hot, lazy days of summer slowly fade away, the … Continue reading →

Grammar Rules: Prepositions

The function and use of prepositions – A preposition is placed before a noun to show the noun’s relationship to another word in the sentence. Examples include the following: above, about, across, against, along, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, by, down, during, except, for, from, in, inside, into, like, near, … Continue reading →

Calling all WP bloggers…

Hello, my fellow WP bloggers… As I sort through all the WP blogging resources, I’ve decided to ask you, fellow users, a few things about this amazing platform. I’ve noticed that other bloggers are ‘liking’ my blog posts. When I attempt to find their blogs, I am taken to their Gravatar instead. How can I … Continue reading →

The Gift of Gab

My Life as a Talkative Person – I’ve heard, time and again, that I am an extrovert. I can talk to just about anyone – about just about anything. As my grandma once told me, I definitely have the ‘gift for gab.’ Speaking with people on a one-to-one basis is natural for me. Many of … Continue reading →

Grammar Rules: Subject Complement

There are two kinds of subject complements. A predicate nominative is a noun or pronoun which follows a linking verb and refers to the subject. Example: Carla is the leader. [The noun leader follows the linking verb is and refers to the subject Carla]. A predicate adjective is an adjective which follows a linking verb … Continue reading →

The Development of My Blog

Welcome to Straighten Up and Fly Write! As a personal blog, my goal is to share writing tips, create motivation and inspiration, and encourage others to actively blog. We all have stories to share. Each person is the author of his or her own life and, through writing, one can claim authorship. Through blogging, we … Continue reading →

Jar of Abundance

She kept her abundance in a jar on the windowsill by the back door She would briefly glance from time to time at her jar of abundance as she would take out her trash or as she hustled out the door for work Her jar of abundance would shine brilliant colors of the sun Gold, … Continue reading →

The Web Developer’s Blues

Why Missing Content Can Halt a Project – Over the summer, I attended a WordPress Developers Meet-Up in Boulder, Colorado. The topic of discussion was How to Meet Your Clients’ Expectations. There were probably 20-25 WP developers in attendance. As the meeting began, I decided to sit back and listen to the discussion. Time and … Continue reading →