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In my last column, I began an overview of how Thornton Wilder used language in his classic American play, Our Town. Teachers, you'll want to read that column before picking up here, which points out several more ways Wilder adeptly used words in his play. You'll be able to use these ideas in your classroom.  Continue reading...
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Dog Eared

Books we love

Very Short Stories

Long before Twitter, writers have been trying to write fiction as tersely as possible.

The World's Shortest Stories

Micro Fiction

Flash Fiction

Sudden Fiction

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Blog Du Jour

Brontë Blogs

Move over, Jane Austen. The Brontë sisters have a strong following in the blogosphere.

BrontëBlog

Brontë Parsonage Blog

Brontëana

Brussels Brontë Blog

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Dog Eared

Books we love

Spin Control

While the presidential nominating conventions are in full swing, here are some readings on the fine art of political spin and doubletalk.

Unspeak

Weasel Words

Talking Right

What Orwell Didn't Know

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Blog Du Jour

Bibliophile Blogs

Do you obsess about book collecting? These blogs prove you're not alone.

PhiloBiblos

A Gently Mad Blog

Book Patrol

Bibliophile Bullpen

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Hi, faithful Visual Thesaurus subscribers! I'm back! Did you have a good summer? Did you miss me? I missed writing this column for you. One of the nice things about having some time off from full-time teaching (besides the long days spent in pajamas and sleeping past 6 a.m.) was that I had an opportunity to think about the next direction to take my contributions to the "Teachers at Work" feature.  Continue reading...
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