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Remembering the Ship of Fools

I’m talking about column writing, a game I’ve been playing for more years than I care to count — though if I actually sit down and tally it up, the number comes to about 20.
YES! Weekly  |  Brian Clarey  |  02-16-2012  |  Commentary

Pulse Pen Picks Up Sound and Scribblesnew

LiveScribe's user-friendly Pulse can record audio and upload notes directly to your Windows computer, making it an outright boon to students, reporters, and others.
The Georgia Straight  |  Petti Fong  |  11-24-2008  |  Tech

Talking About Talking About Winenew

Many of us misunderstand the nature of wine language. You see, wine language is poetic -- a way of describing not what a wine objectively tastes like, but what it was like for the writer to taste the wine. Good wine writing presents an experience, not an analysis.
C-Ville Weekly  |  J. Tobias Beard  |  11-05-2008  |  Food+Drink

I Posed Today: How I Came to Bare Some an Open Playboy Auditionnew

I was surfing Playboy.com, looking for writing opportunities, and I stumbled upon its national casting call instead. It just so happened that the next stop was Vegas. I took the synchronicity as a sign from the Writing Gods. "This is your chance!" they whispered as a star on the website's map blinked on Vegas.
Las Vegas Weekly  |  C. Moon Reed  |  09-05-2008  |  Culture

The Angry Grammarian: Words We Missnew

Good words are like muscles. They can be really strong and beautiful, but if you don't use 'em, they'll atrophy and eventually disappear.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Jeffrey Barg  |  07-28-2008  |  Advice

How the Web Has Changed Writingnew

Back in the 1990s, I taught writing using books and movies -- there was only one possible kind of output: linear narratives written on sheets of paper. When I recently returned to teaching writing, I couldn't imagine teaching writing using books and linear narratives. I taught writing by showing my students how different software applications could help them structure their writing.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Annalee Newitz  |  04-23-2008  |  Tech

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