Longlining?
Ron, before I forget: A while back I had written about “tight lines.” You wrote about Pico Iyer’s defense of long sentences. Might one call that “longlining”? Another fishing term applicable to...
Read MoreAuthor: Eleanora E. Tate
“The Best Word”
In my quest for a simpler life I’m supposed to throw away bags, bins, and drawers of precious writing junk I’ve squirreled away for decades. Instead I’m just moving stuff from one box to another.But one pleasant reunion was when...
Read MoreThe Dither Factor
Remembering Marsha’s pep talk, I turn to one of my favorite web newsletters — the free emailed monthly “Writing World: A World of Writing Information for Writers Around the World”. The newsletter is part of Moira Allen’s...
Read MoreOn Memory and Writing
I first heard the phrase “let me see can I call ‘em down” years ago when I met the famed Mrs. Ruby Forsythe of Pawleys Island, SC. Miss Ruby was the widow of an Episcopal Bishop who also was a priest-in-charge of Holy Cross...
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