Writing

Sometimes the muses talk to me. Sometimes they don't, and I need to coax them with a few beers. This site may help me understand why [http://webmuseart.com/muses/index.html].

I've decided to try my hand at citizen journalism over at Spero News. Most of my published pieces over the years have been essays or opinion, but I thought it'd be interesting to try something different. This piece on marketing faith [http://www.speroforum.com/site/

People are puzzled when they see my home study: a room about twice the size of a professional's office, with thousands of books, two upholstered chairs, lights situated at various spots, two desks, a computer, and reasonably-neat piles of notes, manuscripts, and correspondence. If they're

Well, I've never posted serious poetry to this site, so this is a first: an excerpt from the poetry of Etan Thomas, black activist and NBA forward for the Washington Wizards. > Now I look upon my culture, I see ballers, sure I do Hard corers in Haute

Richard Lederer at Vocabula Review takes issue with those who think punctuation isn't that important. Link [http://www.vocabula.com/2005/VRJULY05Lederer.asp] (subscribers only). Excerpt: > Like it or not, writing well – not artistically, not ornately, not floridly, but just competently – really is the difference between being