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It’s always something…
...and today it's a whole batch of somethings, one right after the other. So let me just plunge in rather than waste time searching for a clever approach. 1. If you're a writer... ...I hope you were able to take advantage of the StoryBundle package of which Writing...
A word or two for writers…
If you're not a writer, you can feel free to skip this post. But if the curious pastime of stringing words together is an important part of your life you might want to read on. There's a chance you might find it helpful. If not, you're out the couple of minutes it...
Well, it’s more use to me than a good game of nine-ball…
A proficiency at pocket billiards, according to my father, was traditionally regarded as the sign of a misspent youth. I used to enjoy shooting pool, but I can't say I was ever very good at it. (There was one New Year's Day party at Don Westlake's house in Culver...
How Hodge the Podge? How Mish the Mash?
Or, for that matter, how galli is my maufry? Which is simply (well, not very) to say that I have several things to recount to you, and that they're quite unrelated, and the best I can do is number them, in the hope that this will provide an illusion of order. That...