Today’s Quote
Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answers. William Burroughs
Today’s Quote
It is so easy to give, so exquisitely rewarding. John Steinbeck
How Was Your Burns Night?
Burns Night honors the iconic Scottish poet Robert Burns, who wrote the New Year’s Eve anthem Auld Lang Syne. Many Scots host a Burns supper on January 25, the poet’s birthday, although they can be held throughout the year. Some of the suppers can be grand affairs; others less formal. The events will often feature […]
“We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.”
Still perfecting that union. Here is my post from January 2019: Jail Cell Letters
Today’s Word
Prefatory Serving as an introduction; introductory.
Today’s Word: Avouch
Affirm or assert. Part of speech: verb Origin: Latin, 14th century
A sentence ends in an appeal. What’s so funny about that?
New Years’ Resolution: lighten up.
Writing: My Comma Abuse Took Years to Overcome (If I did).
Commas are one of the most commonly used punctuation tools, but also one of the most misused in the writer’s toolbox. You may come across prose littered with stray commas, or you may encounter writers who simply omit the punctuation, creating wildly confusing sentences with no breaks in sight. You may have been taught to use a […]
Today’s Quote
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. Maya Angelou
The Wait
Said the wait child, bruised ball child, pride slapped child hurts The wait child, crest felled child, tear eyed child hurts The wait child, bus stop child, late come child hurts The wait child, platform walk, idle talk hurts Pretenders, The Wait So many of my cases have involved a delay in the face of […]