Weinermobile
On Sunday, our family spent some time in the presence of the Wienermobile, an enormous hot dog on wheels used to promote Oscar Meyer products. Our friend, Robin, once drove…
My colonoscopy
I had my first colonoscopy of my life yesterday. This might seem like oversharing, but it's not. Here's why: My friend - nearly ten years older than me - hasn't…
Salmon chaos
A popular chain of sushi restaurants in Taiwan announced a limited time offer last week: Any customer whose name includes the Chinese characters for the word "salmon" gets an all-you-can…
The Flying Wallendas did a hell of a lot of falling
The Flying Wallendas are the world famous circus act and group of daredevil stunt performers who perform highwire acts without a safety net. I recently learned about their history, and it's surprising to say the…
White people face enormous discrimination, at least according to white Republicans
This is astounding. According to the latest Pew poll on discrimination in America, Republicans believe the single-most discriminated group in the United States is white people. Coming in…
Writers need purpose
I'm spending this week writing about writing: Specifically, I plan on dispelling some of the myths and misconceptions about the witting process, in hopes of helping writers, teachers, and…
The writing process is messy
I'm spending this week writing about writing: Specifically, I plan on dispelling some of the myths and misconceptions about the witting process, in hopes of helping writers, teachers, and…
“Add more details”
I'm spending this week writing about writing: Specifically, I plan on dispelling some of the myths and misconceptions about the witting process, in hopes of helping writers, teachers, and parents…
“Think at the end of your pencil” is not a thing
I'm spending this week writing about writing: Specifically, I plan on dispelling some of the myths and misconceptions about the witting process, in hopes of helping writers, teachers, and parents…
Writers often don’t know what we are doing.
I'm going to spend this week writing about writing: Specifically, I plan on dispelling some of the myths and misconceptions about the witting process, in hopes of helping writers, teachers,…
