As a child, perhaps you were once asked, “Can’t you play nice?” Not necessarily, not when competition is involved. In playing “The Summer,” composed by Antonio Vivaldi, these violinists have…
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There was a time before radio and TV when people sat in the parlor to hear someone read aloud. Now, it’s amazing if we can interest any cat in reading.
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Bestselling authors may write great paragraphs, but we can learn ways to make them even better. Saying “she was frustrated” or “she was upset” gives an observation without much feeling.…
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Bestselling authors may write great paragraphs, but we can learn ways to make them even better. A great paragraph from The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins: It’s a…
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Sometimes the best of intentions can be mistaken as doing something wrong, even illegal. The guy was just trying to help. Should he be arrested for that?
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Bestselling authors may write great paragraphs, but we can learn ways to make them even better. A great paragraph from The Lake House by James Patterson: There were bullets ringing…
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Supposedly, organic food is better for us. We know this because we did so well, back when Mom made dinner from what we brought in from the garden. The organic…
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Here’s a great paragraph from The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins. Can we do even better? Yes, we often can improve a sentence by not starting with “it.”…
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You may have heard that the only difference between men and boys is the price of their toys. Either way, wouldn’t you want to play with it before you paid…
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In the South, fixin’ has nothing to do with making repairs. It means we haven’t made the move yet, but we intend to. For example: I’m fixin’ to start exercising…
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