James W.
Subscriber since: May 2010
Location: Fountain Hills, AZ
About Me
I teach Physiology and Anatomy at a commmunity college. I also teach in a graduate program for secondary science teachers at The University of Arizona. I write songs and other poetry. I have finished a novel which is currently being edited, and I have written several short stories. I like food and wine, music, playing the guitar, cigars, and hiking.
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awesome
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Favorite Quote:

"Man is the only animal who even attempts to deal with his half-grown, male offspring."
- Mark Twain

Favorite Topics:

Creativity:

Naming the Name of the Year
April 11, 2018
She Created a Monster
January 1, 2018 - 3 Comments

Fiction writing:

Do You Agree With These Quotes About Writing?
November 17, 2017 - 5 Comments
Seven Strategies for Banishing Your Perfectionism
November 27, 2015 - 2 Comments

How to write:

26 Fantastic No-cost Tools for Writers
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 19, 2018 - 3 Comments
Here's a Non-Resolution That Could Change Your Writing Life
January 18, 2018 - 4 Comments

Language:

Machine Translation Dreams
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers March 1, 2018 - 3 Comments
Taking Some Problematic Executive Time
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 7, 2018 - 2 Comments

Poetry:

In Praise of Ambiguity
July 23, 2014 - 2 Comments
How the Rediscovery of a Poem Helped Kickstart the Renaissance
July 9, 2014 - 1 Comment

Politics:

Size-inclusive Reinterpretations of Collective Cockamamie Coinages
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers April 6, 2018 - 5 Comments
Euphemizing Some Spicy Meatballs
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers March 7, 2018 - 2 Comments

Reading:

Pride and Prejudice and Natural Language Processing
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers April 2, 2018 - 2 Comments
Stats Meet Lit in an Insightful New Book About Writing
April 19, 2017 - 1 Comment

Storytelling:

Murray's Mission: My Greatest Elementary School Memory
May 7, 2014 - 7 Comments
Type Casting
January 24, 2012 - 2 Comments

Students:

2015 Spelling Bee: Co-Champions Triumph Again, as Vanya and Gokul Prove Unbeatable
May 29, 2015
"Sinister Buttocks" and the Dangers of Thesaurus Flipping
August 29, 2014 - 12 Comments

Teachers:

The Enduring Impact of English Teachers on Students
April 28, 2015 - 4 Comments
How Can English Teachers Nurture Young Writers?
March 6, 2015 - 2 Comments

Teaching:

The Enduring Impact of English Teachers on Students
April 28, 2015 - 4 Comments
How Can English Teachers Nurture Young Writers?
March 6, 2015 - 2 Comments

Usage:

Pride and Prejudice and Natural Language Processing
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers April 2, 2018 - 2 Comments
Machine Translation Dreams
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers March 1, 2018 - 3 Comments

Vocabulary:

A "Dumpster Fire" of a Year
January 11, 2017
Getting the Low-down on Up-classify
July 14, 2016 - 2 Comments

Words:

First Past the Post
May 1, 2017 - 3 Comments
Crisp, Crispy, Krispy, Krispies
February 13, 2017 - 6 Comments

Writing:

Why Writers Should Walk More
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers March 19, 2018 - 4 Comments
26 Fantastic No-cost Tools for Writers
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 19, 2018 - 3 Comments