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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awesomeFavorite Quote:
"Man is the only animal who even attempts to deal with his half-grown, male offspring."
- Mark Twain
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Creativity:
Why I'm Writing This Column on a Treadmill
October 18, 2018
October 18, 2018
Naming the Name of the Year
April 11, 2018
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
Language:
The Lexical Constitution of "Constitution"
September 10, 2018
- 3 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
Reading:
Pride and Prejudice and Natural Language Processing
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:
"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:
Slouching Toward (or Is It Towards?) Consistency
July 23, 2018
- 1 Comment
Words with Sharp Edges
May 1, 2018
- 8 Comments
Vocabulary:
A "Dumpster Fire" of a Year
January 11, 2017
Getting the Low-down on Up-classify
July 14, 2016
- 2 Comments
Words:
The Geeky, Cosmic, Philosophical History of "Multiverse"
May 23, 2018
- 1 Comment
First Past the Post
May 1, 2017
- 3 Comments
Writing:
Why I'm Writing This Column on a Treadmill
October 18, 2018
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