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Letter to Rob Lamm by Patricia A. Oplinger 4/23/2013 9:31:55 AM
Learning from a Lamm at Hemmingway-Pfeiffer Retreat was smooth sailing.... more
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On Writing (Part One) by Dark Knight 4/23/2013 5:00:57 AM
Writing out one's thoughts on paper is never as easy as it seems. Poets can use flowery words, seductive phrases that could make a pimp blush and whisper Romance that could turn on a woman's Book club. A person wiring non-fiction worries about gettin... more
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Quote #7 by Charles A Green 4/9/2013 7:55:30 AM
"There's nothing wrong with being quiet, but there is something wrong with not speaking up at the right time."
-Charles A. Green... more
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Writers' Retreat by Patricia A. Oplinger 3/19/2013 11:23:28 AM
It's skill sharpening time.... more
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The power of words by Byron Edgington 1/11/2013 6:00:03 AM
Our words have power--we need to use it well... more
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The Eagle in Me by Patricia A. Oplinger 6/10/2012 1:18:02 PM
There is an eagle in me that wants to soar!... more
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Clocks Fall Back by Judith Lawrence 11/6/2011 5:08:57 AM
If one is new to the English language one might wonder what on earth it means that the clocks fall back.
Changing the time of day by one hour both spring and fall came into being long before I was born. Both in England and here in Canada (ex... more
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Speaking Correctly by Alex Drinkwater, Jr. 2/1/2011 9:44:25 AM
The continuing degradation of the English language . . .... more
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More on Paraprosdokians... by Regis Auffray 10/28/2010 9:34:44 AM
Interesting...... more
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Reference Material for Learning Chinese by Jerome Parisse 10/23/2010 5:16:39 AM
I’m very disappointed. The SUPER TYPHOON MEGI, which was heading towards Hong Kong two days ago changed its course and is now about to hit the North Guangdong province. Xiamen is going to get a lot of rain… and today is sunny in Hong Kong! I love typ... more
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Paraprosdokians by Regis Auffray 10/17/2010 10:07:06 PM
Someone sent me this.
I am hitting the woods just great - but having a terrible time getting out of them!... more
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It's all about words... by Jerome Parisse 7/19/2010 2:22:57 PM
I've just been for a swim - twenty laps, my usual. It's winter in Australia at the moment, so I went to the indoor pool near my place. The water always feels a tad too cold there, and it takes me about four laps to warm up. To forget about the cold, ... more
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Active vs Passive voice by Ed P Zaruk 3/8/2010 8:49:24 PM
Perhaps the most common beginning writer's problem is telling rather than showing your reader the action. "Show, don't tell," is one of the basic rules of writing. Telling arises from the use, or rather, over-use of the verbs associated with 'to... more
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Bibliophiles, Unite! by Eileen Clemens Granfors 10/1/2009 1:50:00 PM
The grammar being published, from the blogosphere to the newspaper to actual books, not to mention signage and television captions/newspersons, needs our help.... more
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French sojurn by Susan M Phillips 9/21/2009 4:18:29 AM
In Normandy for a week and chatting like a native... more
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SHORT PEOPLE by Robert A. Mills 8/4/2009 5:47:05 AM
Some unidentified souls have petitioned the FCC to ban the word “midget” from all radio and TV broadcasts under government control, which is almost all transmissions utilizing the frequencies of AM, FM and TV bands that go out over the air. The... more
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The Wedge by Eileen Clemens Granfors 7/16/2009 7:37:37 AM
So I was eating lunch and picked up a piece of cheese. . .... more
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At Work by Patricia A. Oplinger 7/4/2009 6:46:52 AM
Today I entered "On Poetry" to my stories. ... more
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Spinach or Okra? by Larry Rochelle 6/13/2009 12:30:09 PM
Not sure I can even spell veggies with lots of good stuff. Why the fancy names? Why not just call them good--better--best? Those I can spell.... more
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Quote by Randall Davis Barfield 4/28/2009 7:13:08 PM
The difference between the right word and almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
Mark Twain.... more
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