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Least Favorite Word:
impactThis is as close as I can get to "impactful" a made-up word completely lacking in poetry, which I despise.
Favorite Quote:
""We are waving, and saying thank you, dark though it is.""
- W.S. Merwin
Favorite Topics:
Advertising:
No Soap (Radio): An Advertiser's Little White "Lye"
October 20, 2009
We Speak Brandish. Do You?
August 10, 2009
August 10, 2009
Books:
2009 National Book Awards
November 20, 2009
Author Bitten By Multiple Octopuses
November 13, 2009
November 13, 2009
Branding:
Edward Gelsthorpe, Father of the Cran-Morph
October 13, 2009
October 13, 2009
Brand Man-agement
September 10, 2009
September 10, 2009
Copywriting:
Five Simple Rules of Design Every Writer Should Know
October 5, 2009
October 5, 2009
A Nasty Bit of Corporate Speak
August 6, 2009
August 6, 2009
Creativity:
How the Visual Thesaurus Inspires the Blue Man Group
November 19, 2009
Collective Intelligence
July 30, 2008
Fiction writing:
Get Ready for NaNoWriMo!
October 28, 2009
Therese Walsh, Author of "The Last Will of Moira Leahy"
July 10, 2009
July 10, 2009
Fun:
How the Visual Thesaurus Inspires the Blue Man Group
November 19, 2009
Collecting Collective Nouns
November 13, 2009
How to write:
The Art of Phrasing
October 8, 2009
Five Simple Rules of Design Every Writer Should Know
October 5, 2009
October 5, 2009
Language arts:
How Does English Instruction Add Up?
November 9, 2009
The Magic of Three: Teaching Students about "Triplets"
October 28, 2009
Naming:
You Can't Judge a Vook by Its Cover
October 19, 2009
October 19, 2009
Edward Gelsthorpe, Father of the Cran-Morph
October 13, 2009
October 13, 2009
Online:
Collecting Collective Nouns
November 13, 2009
The Visual Thesaurus and The New York Times Team Up for Learning
October 29, 2009
Poetry:
Design, Then and Now
August 3, 2009
August 3, 2009
Puzzle:
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: March Edition!
March 21, 2008
March 21, 2008
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: February Edition!
February 13, 2008
February 13, 2008
Students:
The Noun Game
November 16, 2009
Nicholas Rushlow's Favorite Words (and a Killer Spelling Bee)
October 16, 2009
Teachers:
Mourning and Celebrating: Lessons Learned at Stella Maris
November 4, 2009
Voice: The Least of Your Worries
October 26, 2009
Visual Thesaurus:
How the Visual Thesaurus Inspires the Blue Man Group
November 19, 2009
The Visual Thesaurus and The New York Times Team Up for Learning
October 29, 2009
Web tools:
Your Virtual Bookshelf
November 25, 2008
Is Dr. Johnson Rolling in His Grave?
October 21, 2008
WordMasters:
The November-December Wordmasters 2009 Challenge
October 16, 2009
October 16, 2009
WordMasters: Grade 3 Blue Division Nov-Dec '09
October 16, 2009
October 16, 2009
Words:
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year: "Admonish"
November 20, 2009
Proscribe with Caution
November 18, 2009
November 18, 2009
Writer's block:
Getting Unstuck
July 24, 2008
Why You Should Think of Yourself as an Orange
June 4, 2008
June 4, 2008
Writers:
2009 National Book Awards
November 20, 2009
Frank McCourt: Teacher, Storyteller
July 21, 2009
Writing:
How Does English Instruction Add Up?
November 9, 2009
The Magic of Three: Teaching Students about "Triplets"
October 28, 2009
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