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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

2.19.2020

My uncle died suddenly and this is what I have to say

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I just found out a couple of days ago that my uncle died suddenly, and today would have been his birthday. He wasn't a young man, but it...
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1.16.2020

I fell into the "what's the point" kind of thinking

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A while ago, I was hired as a writer somewhere, and I stupidly didn't tell people my experience, so that when my writing wasn't stel...
12.30.2019

I hate books that are written like the spoken word

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I just finished a book that is a New York Times bestseller, has probably made the person millions of dollars, and gets great reviews online....
12.17.2019

Translation of a Polish student's personal creative essay

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I've been teaching ESL (English as a Second Language) for several years, and one of my students from this past semester gave me a transl...
12.04.2019

I did Nanowrimo again...but this is it!

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Even though I told myself I would not do Nanowrimo again, I did it this year, and finished in time. I can't believe I wrote so intensel...
10.30.2019

I have a business, okay?

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I've been wanting to write this post for a while, and started it, then stopped, because I don't want to seem too whiny or self-promo...
10.09.2019

That didn't last long

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Over the summer, I wrote about how it's harder to write while you're more on the inside than outside, and that's where I was fo...
9.18.2019

The school with a run-on

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I often walk by an elementary school in the Gold Coast, which is a nice neighborhood with money and education and clean sidewalks and nice d...
9.15.2019

Better to underestimate and over-deliver than promise something you can't do

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I almost had this post done, when I decided to delete what I wrote and start over, because it sounded like I was being way too critical of: ...
9.01.2019

I got a free book but didn't like it

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I was contacted by a major publisher about a book that I might be interested in reading (and reviewing) because it was language-oriented, an...
8.25.2019

I hate self-serving posts that are cheap teases for nothing

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Sometimes I see someone's interesting blog post on LinkedIn or wherever (I don't know if LinkedIn would want them called "blog...
8.18.2019

I had the best day at work yesterday

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Initially, I wrote about this in my Keel's Simple Diary, but I felt like I needed to elaborate publicly, though waited a day to see if ...
7.12.2019

My favorite TV show is Japanese

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A long time ago, when I was still listed on Languagehat's blog list, someone complained that this blog wasn't totally language-orie...
7.09.2019

If you work with jerks, read this book!

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I read the excellent book The Asshole Survival Guide: How to Deal with People Who Treat You Like Dirt a while ago, but I was so afraid of b...
6.27.2019

Working alone is a luxury

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When I started this blog, I was working alone a lot at home, and I really started to hate it. I couldn't find many people online who we...
6.26.2019

It's harder to write when you're busy belonging

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I often do searches to find answers or information about how I'm feeling or issues that I'm interested in, and one day I came upon a...
6.05.2019

Not writing has made me feel very irritated

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I have been working a lot and have used my downtime to read books, go to the gym, go to Mitsuwa (where I went today), play tennis, socializ...
5.22.2019

It's ensure, not assure

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In my copy editing/proofreading gigs, and even in other jobs that don't primarily focus on text, people often use "assure" whe...
5.15.2019

the Sun or the sun?

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I was proofreading something that referred to "the Sun," but I wasn't sure if it should be capitalized. My hunch was that it s...
5.08.2019

The friendly French guy

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I took a couple of French classes online, and while I didn't ace the second class (probably because I was working a lot, plus successful...
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