William C.
Subscriber since: Fri Nov 21 09:46:49 EST 2008
Location: Columbia, MD
About Me
I am a three times retired medical school professor (Microbiology and Emergency Medicine). I grew up in Louisiana but me–€“I am not Cajun–no ... and yes. ... For years, I had planned to write a novel set in a Caribbean medical school, like those in which I taught (1995-2008). After a finalist retirement in 2009, I moved to my new home in Maryland. I still dream of writing a novel set in in the West indies. I'll do that when I run out of other challenges. As of 2016, I am still dreaming.
My Word Lists
My Favorites

Favorite Word:

explore

Least Favorite Word:

rapacity

Favorite Quote:

"It usually takes me two or three weeks to prepare an impromptu speech."
- Mark Twain

Favorite Topics:

Books:

"Nine Nasty Words": How and Why We Curse
Fri Aug 13 09:00:00 EDT 2021
Highly Entertaining and Informative
Tue Aug 03 08:00:00 EDT 2021

Fun:

Predictive Human Balderdash and Other Managed Malarkey
Thu May 12 00:00:00 EDT 2022
Very Spatial and Capable Lethal Aid
Thu Feb 10 00:00:00 EST 2022

How to write:

Nine ways to finish the writing you start
Thu Jul 28 11:00:00 EDT 2022
How to Survive Until You're Famous or Successful
Thu Mar 24 00:00:00 EDT 2022

Word Origins:

Shoot! How Gun Idioms Color Our Speech
Thu Jul 21 12:00:00 EDT 2022
Scale Your Onboarding
Thu Jun 02 00:00:00 EDT 2022

Words:

Shoot! How Gun Idioms Color Our Speech
Thu Jul 21 12:00:00 EDT 2022
"Nine Nasty Words": How and Why We Curse
Fri Aug 13 09:00:00 EDT 2021

Writing:

Nine ways to finish the writing you start
Thu Jul 28 11:00:00 EDT 2022
How to Survive the Feast or Famine of Freelance Writing
Thu Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2022

Linguistics:

Scale Your Onboarding
Thu Jun 02 00:00:00 EDT 2022
Tricky, Special, Fruitful, Space-Flavored Fiddle-Faddle
Thu Apr 14 00:00:00 EDT 2022