A 140 Character Life – A Lexicon’s Survival of the Fittest
A few months ago, NPR published a brief obituary for the longest word in the German language, which was laid to rest recently by German…
One of my biggest pet peeves is when someone sends out a mass emails but doesn’t BCC (blind carbon copy) the email addresses. With one…
Back in the 15th Century, collective nouns were all the rage. The system, which assigns a different word for “group” depending on the animal being…
Even the greatest wordsmiths have moments when they just can’t find the right word. Sometimes it’s because of a brain lapse, and other times, it’s…
“If I waited for perfection, I would never write a word.” Margaret Atwood We’ve all been there: The blank sheet of paper taunts us. The…
It’s that time again… Ten rules about writing from someone who knows a thing or two about it. Margaret Atwood is an esteemed poet, novelist,…
I’ve known Bryan for a year and one thing that’s always impressed me is despite having a full-time job working for Imagine, a major, major,…
Will Self is a British novelist and short story writer. And he has written, and published… a lot (including The Book of Dave, The Quantity…
In 1943, George Orwell (of 1984 and Animal Farm fame) gave us a gift that I bet most of you don’t know about. It’s an…
If you haven’t read any of Laura’s books, they offer a witty, thoughtful and authentic take on love and relationships through engaging tales about people…