Reduce Wordiness: Writing Fundamentals 3

7 years ago

As I continue to read poorly edited (I'm not referring to typos) KU books, I continue to find fundamental problems…

Indefinite/Definite Articles: Writing Fundamentals 2

7 years ago

This is going to be a post on a bizarre pet peeve of mine. This advice isn't as universal as…

Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri Analyzed

7 years ago

Interpreter of Maladies, by Jhumpa Lahiri, is one of those collections of stories I've heard about for years. It came…

Showing a Scene: Writing Fundamentals 1

7 years ago

I have a Kindle Unlimited subscription, so I start a lot of self-published books. Many of these are bad (don't take…

Jean Baudrillard: Implosion of the Social

7 years ago

Jean Baudrillard is one of those postmodernist philosophers that people can name but probably don't know much about. He's most…

Examining Graham Greene’s Prose

7 years ago

Graham Greene is one of my favorite "classical" English language writers (I guess I mean he's taught in some schools).…

Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino Analyzed

7 years ago

I've sort of been dreading this one, but it's the only thing remaining on my short fiction list that I…

Jean-Francois Lyotard: Postmodern Condition

7 years ago

This series of articles will critically examine many of the fundamental readings on postmodernism. Today, we'll look at The Postmodern…

What is an Expert?

7 years ago

I'll tread carefully here because we live in a strange time of questioning the motives and knowledge of expert opinion…

8 Sets of Confused Words: Writing Mistakes

7 years ago

Here's a list of commonly confused words together with tricks to remember the difference.