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  • Carl Douglass
  • Cil Gregoire
  • Evan Swensen
  • Mary Ann Poll
  • Mary Flint
  • Rebecca Wetzler
  • Rich Ritter
  • Robin Barefield
  • Steve Levi
  • T. Martin O'Neil
  • Valerie Winans
  • Victoria Hardesty
Evan Swensen

Scandal, Seduction, and Suicide

The First American Novel Was a Scandal America’s very first novel wasn’t a story of patriotism, politics, or pioneers. It …

Evan Swensen

Peanuts and Potential

“Life is like a ten-speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use.” These were the words of Charles …

Carl Douglass

HOW TO WRITE WITH ACCENTS, DIALECT, SLANG, COLLOQUALISM, AND ETHNICITY

PART XIII How to speak British beyond England (continued), course 304: Jamaican English: English is the official language of Jamaica, …

Evan Swensen

Human and Artificial Intelligence—A Different Story

I’ve always seen technology as a way to improve my efforts, not something to fear. Working with Artificial Intelligence came …

Evan Swensen

The Secret Power of Fiction

Did you know your brain can’t always distinguish between reading about and living an experience? It’s true—and it’s one of …

Carl Douglass

Medical School in the Depression—to hell and back

“Karl worked harder than any man should during those grinding years. He came to look like skin and bones, but …

Evan Swensen

A Belief Worth Holding

The phrase came quietly, almost reverently: “We believe in the Power of Authors.” It wasn’t shouted or branded into a …

Evan Swensen

Bard, Rebel, Mystery

Celebrate Shakespeare Day with the Man, the Myth, and the Literary Legend He was born and died on the same …

Evan Swensen

Writing from the Edge of the Human Mind

“To live on a day-to-day basis is insufficient for human beings; we need to transcend, transport, escape. We need meaning, …

Carl Douglass

HOW TO WRITE WITH ACCENTS, DIALECT, SLANG, COLLOQUALISM, AND ETHNICITY

Barbadian English/Barbadian Creole/Bajan The language spoken in the Caribbean Island of Barbados is strongly influenced by other Caribbean English dialects. …

Evan Swensen

The Pen, the Page, and the Power

“We don’t want to write the laws; we want to publish the books.” Evan Swensen That phrase may sound simple, …

Evan Swensen

No Returns Allowed

Occasionally, a little nugget of history sneaks into your day and refuses to leave. You read it once, smile, and …

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