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Evan Swensen From Babylon to Bookstacks: How the New Year Inspires Readers and Writers
As the clock ticks to midnight and we prepare to usher in a brand-new year, a shared sense of possibility …
Evan Swensen The Isolation That Ignited Genius
This striking insight by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe underscores the transformative depth of writing. Goethe, one of the towering figures …
Evan Swensen Don’t Sleep Through Your Writing Revolution: Become an Author
Rip Van Winkle’s tale is a familiar one. While the world around him experienced a seismic shift, he slept soundly, …
Evan Swensen Why Shepherds and Stars Suggest Jesus Was an April Baby
Was Jesus Born in December? Let’s Explore the Facts If you’ve ever sung “Silent Night” while sipping hot cocoa by …
Carl Douglass HOW TO WRITE WITH ACCENTS, DIALECT, SLANG, COLLOQUALISM, AND ETHNICITY
How to speak British, course 202 Cockney Rhyming Slang: Although the words are standard English, even in pronunciation–pretty much–translation takes …
Carl Douglass The True Meaning of Thanksgiving: A Reflection on Gratitude and Connection
Thanksgiving is more than just a day marked by turkey dinners, pumpkin pie, and family gatherings. At its core, Thanksgiving …
Carl Douglass Mysterious Chimeras Part 2
PART 2 CAUSATION: One recipe for chimerism begins during pregnancy with twins–or triplets, octuplets, etc. There is a genuine medical …
A Different Perspective on the Electoral College
The election of 1890 in Michigan not only established Edwin B. Winans as Governor but also resulted in a Democratic …
Carl Douglass Mysterious Chimeras
In 2005, an impossibly mysterious law enforcement case happened in Alaska. A man was in prison for a crime. During …
Evan Swensen BALLYHOO!
Ballyhoo. Now, here’s a word you don’t hear every day. At least not yet. It’s a 1920s term meaning extravagant, …
Carl Douglass HOW TO WRITE WITH ACCENTS, DIALECT, SLANG, COLLOQUALISM, AND ETHNICITY
How to speak British, course 201: Any discussion of British English would be incomplete without a look at the different …
Carl Douglass DEMOCRACY LOST, DICTATORSHIP TAKES ITS PLACE, AND SO, AD INFINITUM
In Conclusion: What we are seeing in America in 2024 is a nascent, but potent, populist revolution and the potential …