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:

Self-Partnered to Poppycock
December 11, 2019 - 5 Comments
How to Name Your Characters
November 4, 2019 - 3 Comments

Fiction writing:

How to Name Your Characters
November 4, 2019 - 3 Comments
How to Become More Interested in What You're Writing
June 24, 2019 - 2 Comments

How to write:

Why do the best writers have the most emotional intelligence?
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Are You Addicted to Your Smartphone? Is the Pandemic Making It worse?
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Language:

Take 2
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The Case of the Generic Name
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Poetry:

And Forget the He and She
December 2, 2019 - 2 Comments
In Praise of Ambiguity
July 23, 2014 - 2 Comments

Politics:

Suffrage and Language
February 17, 2020 - 2 Comments
Unidentified Aerial Horse Apples
October 9, 2019 - 5 Comments

Reading:

How to Read More Books
November 19, 2018 - 5 Comments
Pride and Prejudice and Natural Language Processing
April 2, 2018 - 2 Comments

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:

Teach Your Children Well
February 1, 2019 - 5 Comments
The Enduring Impact of English Teachers on Students
April 28, 2015 - 4 Comments

Usage:

Comparative Nonsense
November 1, 2019 - 5 Comments
Unexpected Cousins
April 1, 2019 - 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:

Pronouns Prevail for Word of Year and Decade
January 10, 2020 - 1 Comment
Comparative Nonsense
November 1, 2019 - 5 Comments

Writing:

Why do the best writers have the most emotional intelligence?
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers May 27, 2020 - 4 Comments
Are You Addicted to Your Smartphone? Is the Pandemic Making It worse?
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers April 22, 2020