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... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Suggestions for Nervous Speakers . . . . . . . 64 Physical Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Eye Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Body Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Gestures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Use of Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Quality . ....

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...Author Sharon E. Cathcart ("In The Eye of The Beholder," "Les Pensees Dangereuses") presents a sampler of essays and short fiction. The collection features "Heart of Stone," a short story never previously published. ...

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...Cathcart Discover other titles by Sharon E. Cathcart at Smashwords: In The Eye of the Beholder: A Novel of the Phantom of the Opera, http://www.smashw... ... Three people away from me on the stage is a grey-haired man with a seeing-eye dog. Karl’s gorgeous tenor sends the music soaring. HIV is robbing him...

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...nd free verse that hardly seems free at times due to the skill with which the poet wields words. Dear Lover, includes Lori Jenessa Nelson's sharp eye for detail and idea organization, as well as her ability to express these ideas using the most evocative language, and effective, if not always proper, grammar. She wields the vocabularies that she has gleaned from her ar...

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...hands. The second escape I have been in the habit of hearing related by an eye-witness, my own father, from the earliest days of childhood. On a Septe... ...ds the inhabitants had certainly had their share of wrecked goods, for the eye is presented with these melancholy remains in almost every form. For ex... ...m, living cheek by jowl. The chil- dren quarrel; Jockie hits Jimsie in the eye, and the mothers make haste to mingle in the dissension. Perhaps there ... ...anscendental coefficient, everywhere bent to the impression of the trained eye and the feelings of the engineer. A sentiment of physical laws and of t... ...ng-master, who removed to the farther point of the rock, where he kept his eye steadily upon the progress of the vessel. While the artificers were at ...

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... He was given the name, “Pirate,” because of the large black spot over his eye, which resembled a pirate’s patch. “Aye, aye, Captain!” sang the Sail...

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...Excerpt: The pages which follow have been extracted from a pile of manuscript which was apparently meant for the eye of one woman only. She seems to have been the writer?s childhood?s friend. They had parted as children, or very little more than children. Years passed. Then something recalled to the woman the companion of her young days...

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...een extracted from a pile of manuscript which was apparently meant for the eye of one woman only. She seems to have been the writer’s childhood’s frie... ...azy rushes while gusts of cold mistral swayed the gas lights as far as the eye could reach. There was a touch of bedlam in all this. Perhaps it was th... ...lry sabre—and all around him a landscape of savage mountains. He caught my eye on that spiritedly composed woodcut. (There were no inane snap- shot-re... ...se two faces from the same model. No doubt she was proud of her discerning eye. It was really clever of her. Allegre, however, looked on it as a colos... ... animal like a circus horse. Rita had spotted him out of the corner of her eye as he passed them, putting up his enormous paw in a still more enormous... ...ng dawn and the masted forms of ships were coming out dimly, as far as the eye could reach down the old harbour. “W ell,” Mills began again, “you may ... ... to him seriously.” There was something whimsical in the quick beat of her eye- lids and in the subtle quiver of her lips. “And behold! the same notio... ...istaken in you, that’s all.’ With that he pretends to dash a tear from his eye-crocodile!—and goes out, leaving me in my fur by the blazing fire, my t... ... Curious story to happen to a goatherd living all her days out under God’s eye, as my uncle the Cura might have said. My sister Therese was keeping ho...

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...nose. His whistle cut off in mid-note. He looked from Delilah to Kelsey, his eye- brows rising in question above his sea-green eyes. “Duncan Drake, t... ...k. She opened it, pulled out a change of clothes and dressed, keeping a wary eye on the door. Holding the pack by its strap, she looked down the empt... ...again and the bronze drag- on bellowed in response. Out of the corner of her eye, Kelsey saw a golden blur. Zara. The larger dragon flew between them ... ...bed. NOW THE NEW day was upon them, and Margeaux turned away, breaking their eye contact. “Ben? Ben? Are you listening to me?” Regan’s voice jerked h... ...I hope it was not sullied?” I do not like a man who will not look you in the eye. “What?” Angus said. “My name. I hope the words concerning me were ki... ...oved it in a sweeping motion. “The gull swooped down and, in the blink of an eye, the thing’s head snapped up and grabbed it from the sky. Not even a ... ...ls. She leaned over Freya’s neck. “Run, girl, run.” Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a shaggy head. With a hoarse cry she kicked out, catching th... ...nd warm fluid splashed her thigh. Over Dirkk’s shoulder, movement caught her eye. She heard a shrill cry of rage, and pain exploded against the right ... ... beard. “Never,” he muttered, then darkness overcame him. ANGUS WOKE TO the eye-searing scent of ammonia. The soft sound of breathing surrounded him....

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...tchen sink whilst washing up the afternoon tea dishes. Chris kept a close eye on the digital clock sitting on a shelf above the crowded notice board ... ...ka squealed, fighting to retain her cutlery. Chris gave Mitchell the evil eye and belted out her words. “Knock it off you two!” Chris’s sharp tone sc... .... Rick diverted his eyes with it clear Chris wasn’t wearing a bra. Though eye candy, he knew if he teased her with the thoughts running 20 through ... ... out from the back door, her tone confirmed this. “Sandy, will you keep an eye on Julian while I slip down the shop?” “All right,” Sandy replied. Rick... ... the water now only a dribble, Chris assumed a twisted hose and turned to eye the line back to see Sandy’s hand on the tap. “What in the hell are yo... ...oon showers, she decided to paint the eaves of the house and keep a close eye on Rick. Ms. O’Keith had made the odd sarcastic comment whilst standing... ...d angry over what had taken place after school, which resulted in a black eye and a torn shirt. He knew this one would send mum into a screaming fit... ...d at her, which was enough for both adults to see the dark ring under his eye. They missed the torn shirt as the youngster covered it with the strap... ...forced a smile. “Do you mind if we join you?” 43 “Take a seat.” Rick made eye contacted with Paul, who reached out his hand over the table and with ...

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...vement. A picture of a woman's face—his new face—flashed before his mind's eye: long wavy honey-blonde hair framing delicate wane features and blue-gr... ...ckadaisically leaned a shoulder against the doorframe and Dagny caught his eye, gave him a help-get- me-out-of-here look that made him want to laugh o... ...in the fire. His father and two of his brothers all gone in the wink of an eye, stolen from their family in a freak tragedy. And a little more than a ... ...eze Kelly's closest, jeans-clad thigh, turned to him and made the briefest eye contact—his tacit signal to change the subject. New Life Incognita by ... ... homemade waffles and scrambled eggs in front of Kelly and Tyler. She made eye contact with Kelly for a brief moment, overwhelmed by the younger woman... ...running faucet. "Don't worry, honey. Your do is doing. I'm just keeping an eye out for that chile a mine.... Mire—" "Ma, I got it." Amire groaned, tos... ...offish and quiet girl who regularly shot down many a male admirer with one eye closed and a hand tied behind her back. Guys at the campus and around t... ...es, looking at the cordless on the occasional table from the corner of his eye as if this lifeless instrument could guide him, tell him how to handle ... ...and gravity, perhaps Kelly would have been able to look her husband in the eye without revealing her own desperation. But as it stood, she was just ba...

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... asleep but looked fine to me except for a noticeable bruise under his right eye. After a few minutes I re-closed the door and returned to the parl... ...nd tell us what you know. Kyle left here yesterday afternoon with fire in his eye Battle At Bighorn 43 and his rifle. I’m afraid he got himself ... ...’t see any other way.” Mr. Baker got up from his bench and looked me in the eye. “Well, son, what do you want from me?” “I just need you to give... ...y father runs a livery. Incidentally, it was your horse that first caught my eye. He’s a beauty. What is he? Doesn’t look like a regular mustang.” ... ...eauty. What is he? Doesn’t look like a regular mustang.” “You’ve got a good eye, Micah. He’s not. Spirit’s got Steel Dust in him. I didn’t know ‘t... ... good to me. Mighty funny name for a fella from Texas, though.” He winked his eye as he turned and walked out the door. Interesting, I thought. N... ...ng, but I suspected it wouldn’t be pleasant. When we finally got some shut-eye, I slept hard… harder than I wanted to. It didn’t seem like anybo... ...Mister Dawkins had his rifle fixed on him and had a real serious look in his eye. “You can’t make me. I’m a lawman and you’ll get in trouble, too.”... ... familiar to him. They rode right down Main Street, past the jail and kept an eye out for the livery. When Duke’s horse stopped, he raised his hand...