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Author of WICKER PARK WISHES, a novel, published by Eckhartz Press "It's like 'Hi Fidelity' from a woman's perspective. A 90s book about relationships." - John Siuntres, WordBalloon. Language discussion and expression, a view from the city: "A fascinating and enlightening look at language and other important matters" - Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune "...definitely an interesting voice!" - Languagehat.com "...a great site!" - Mary Beard, Times Literary Supplement

8.22.2025

I'm not a loner

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A few days ago, I had the best day because I interacted with cool people all day. First, I went to an online writing group with friendly peo...
8.18.2025

What FOMO was like before the Internet

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On Saturday night, I had no plans, but I didn't care. I went out the day and night before, which was fine. Then I had an in-person meeti...
8.15.2025

AI: outsourcing your brain

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I've noticed that AI can be helpful as an interactive journal or for kicking around ideas. But it can also be a way to outsource your br...
7.21.2025

What I've been doing since finishing six Duolingo courses

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My Duolingo subscription has ended, and I won't be renewing it. At first when I finished six courses  a few months ago, I was doing the ...
7.07.2025

Work-life balance as a screener

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A while ago, I applied for a job that I was totally qualified for. But the first part of the online application had a list of words and phra...
7.01.2025

Real Artists Ship

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Now that I have more time to write and maintain this blog after not deleting it for 20 years, I've been thinking about what it means to ...
5.28.2025

I don't use AI to write this blog

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I've had this blog for 20 years, and even though we now have AI technology to write content, I'm not using it to write this blog.  T...
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