Aw. Shucks.

Apparently, I’ve been nominated for something quite lovely-sounding called the “One Lovely Blog Award” by the very kind author Lew-Ellyn Hughes of Away With Words at http://lewellynhughes.wordpress.com Not to plagiarize the text of the rules and whatnot, but apparently, I have to repost them: To be nominated, a blog must be, well… lovely.  In order to “accept” … Continue reading →

The Part-Timer’s Dilemma

This morning, I parked alongside of a station wagon at my workplace. I wouldn’t have noticed the particular car before, of course, had I not been so distracted by space and my apparent lack of depth perception. I always have a hard time parking vehicles simply because I cannot assess parking space measurements correctly. Anyway, I … Continue reading →

To Make Up for the Mean in Me

I have to be a bad guy Monday through Thursday to at least…at LEAST…one of my students. I don’t like it, but it’s part of the job. Today, for instance, was an exceptionally bad day in class, one of those days when I have to hand back a graded essay assignment. Many of my students are … Continue reading →

A Symbol of One’s Depression

So the prompt today asks which is messier, my bedroom or my desktop. My desktop is quite often impeccably organized, but it has to be simply because of legalities. If I lose my grade records or certain assignments, and a student challenges me on any of it, I must be able to quickly provide the … Continue reading →

Grammar Nazi

Originally posted on Just Writing!:
Upturned Noses Even the most laid back and egalitarian among us can be insufferable snobs when it comes to coffee, music, cars, beer, or any other pet obsession where things have to be just so. What are you snobbish about? ************************ The only thing I can think of is that I really…

I Haz a Snobbery

Yes, I am a snob. Allow me to demonstrate my snobbery: (My county abuses verb tense quite often. “Broked” is regional, I realize — for example, “I done broked it.”) (Sign-maker seems oblivious to singular nouns and their corresponding articles. It would be super awesome if the mistake is the article. Think about it: free cinema ticketS!)   … Continue reading →

To Hell With Butterfly Effects

The prompt today has indicated that I am currently in the possession of a fabulous time machine, but it can only go one of two ways: forward or backward. Being the emotional masochist I am, I would choose to go back to my past rather than see the ways I fail in the future (such as … Continue reading →

Top Ten Writing Mistakes Editors See Every Day

Originally posted on Stephen Carver:
In addition to writing and teaching, one of the things I do for a living is to evaluate manuscripts for their suitability for publication. I read fiction (and non-fiction) across several genres, and write comprehensive reports on the books. I try always to guide the author towards knocking his or…