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Perhaps you’ve heard the cliché, “too many irons in the fire.” For most people in our busy world, especially writers, multitasking is a way of life. The only question is,…

Frank Ball used to collect stamps, coins, and rocks. Now he’s a collector of words with unexpected meanings, which he calls “daffynitions.” Here are three that were posted recently: Incarnation…

Like writers artfully assemble words to create vivid action pictures, musicians gather sounds to please the ear. Mike Tompkins uses only his voice to create all the vocal and orchestral…

We don't know what Jesus wrote in the sand two thousand years ago, but we can read about its effect. Whatever the message was, we know it left people with…

In 1927 Gus Kahn wrote the lyrics to the popular song “Side by Side.” Without money, but ragged and funny, we travel the road side by side. Seventy-seven years later,…

We all have talent, but most of it remains hidden. Until we have put it to use, we might not know we have it. To be recognized, talent requires a…

Frank Ball used to collect stamps, coins, and rocks. Now he’s a collector of words with unexpected meanings, which he calls “daffynitions.” Here are three that were posted recently: Light…

During World War II, a student at the British Institution of Electrical Engineers wrote about the “turbo-encabulator.” After Time published an article on the device, engineers at General Electric, Chrysler,…

Frank Ball used to collect stamps, coins, and rocks. Now he’s a collector of words with unexpected meanings, which he calls “daffynitions.” Here’s the one he posted today: Testicle —…

Each morning Frank Ball reads a few comic strips to stir his creative thinking. In just a few frames, many of them tell an interesting story with beginning, middle, and…