Cindy
Subscriber since: November 2011
About Me
I'm a retired NY newspaper feature writer, then a claims taker and decision writer for SSA, and briefly, a published short story writer. I now live happily in a pine woods near the ocean with a niece, her four-year-old boy, and 2 dogs. My mind is turning again to thoughts of sweet words and satisfying sentences.
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Favorite Word:
NereidI don't know why I like it. Another word may occur to me any minute. Wait for it........
Least Favorite Word:
perfectI'm not entirely sure. It's unattainable, for one thing. But the idea that human beings should strive mightily for this unreal standard alarms me. Similarly, the idea of "purity." My preference is for the earthly, scrambled and real beauties of the imperfections all around and in us. I love them. And besides, you can't write about perfection. Not in my opinion, anyway.
Favorite Quote:
"Not at the moment, I don't. Have a quote, that is."
Favorite Topics:
Books:
"Because Internet": Celebrating the Way We Talk Online
July 17, 2019
- 3 Comments
Hotter Than the Doones' Bonfire in July
July 1, 2019
- 7 Comments
Copywriting:
How Productive a Writer Are You?
December 18, 2017
Laughing Matters
November 5, 2017
- 4 Comments
Dictionaries:
Webster: the Weaseliest Word in Dictionaries
June 21, 2019
- 4 Comments
The Most Influential Lexicographer You've Never Heard Of
June 3, 2019
- 3 Comments
Fiction writing:
How to Become More Interested in What You're Writing
June 24, 2019
- 2 Comments
"Disruptive" Names
October 24, 2018
- 3 Comments
Language arts:
The Enduring Impact of English Teachers on Students
April 28, 2015
- 4 Comments
The Art of Subterfuge: Using Pop Culture to Create Interest in the Classics
December 5, 2014
- 4 Comments
Libraries:
Librarians Suggest Good Books for Kids of All Ages
January 15, 2013
Love Your Librarian
September 26, 2011
- 4 Comments
Storytelling:
Murray's Mission: My Greatest Elementary School Memory
May 7, 2014
- 7 Comments
Type Casting
January 24, 2012
- 2 Comments
Usage:
Unexpected Cousins
April 1, 2019
- 8 Comments
"Dreyer's English": An Utterly Readable Style Guide
March 18, 2019
- 2 Comments
Words:
French Letters and Their Uses
December 3, 2018
- 5 Comments
Like Wildfire
November 21, 2018
- 1 Comment
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