Talkin’ Funny
In which a Pittsburgh friend teaches me a new language.
Well Worded
Advice for the writing we do in our everyday life, plus a little more.
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International Aid
In which a friend in Italy helps pull the Well Worded editor out of her malaise.
Ellified, or How Dogs Will Save Us All
Another well-worded friend takes the helm. Snickers, snorts, and sheepdogs, anybody? by Patrick Palmer
Simple Things
Great writing can be in a list.
Aging Beauty
You can get anything you want from the Library of Congress, the nation’s oldest cultural institution.
The King’s Groom of the Stool
It's what you think it is.
Words in Hard Times
Poems pre-date propaganda and will outlast it.
Writing Holiday Letters
Your only competition is with yourself.
Writing Spirits
It's scary what can lead to great writing.
Laughing Gas
Or how a gunmaker saw how miraculous it was, and doctors (stop the presses) didn’t.