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Barbara Kingsolver wrote a very nice opinion piece in the San Francisco Chronicle a couple weeks back, about reclaiming the...

In case you have any 7- or 8-year-olds who want to do hobbit activities, I suggest you take a look...

Anyone know where the phrase "how beautiful with banners" comes from? It's the title of a story by Michael Bishop...

I can't decide whether it's cute or a sign of the Apocalypse. Maybe both. Apparently based on the movie. See...

Had a headache last night, went to bed early (for me). A little better for a while this morning, but...

(Wrote notes on this last night, didn't get around to posting 'til now.) A lot of stories are about Great...

I'm editing, honest; it's just that I needed to look up sod, and got referred to turf and forb and...

I think it's bizarre that the word "forb" isn't in more widespread use. It seems like it would be frequently...

Chuck Rothman (author of "Occurrence at Arroyo de Buho Bridge") has a page about his grandfather's friendship with Einstein, including...

A cute style guide for technical writers. After brief lessons in style, grammar, and technical terms, it attempts (only partly...

I mentioned the other day that Salon is moving to a subscription model; what I didn't know when I wrote...