To flense, or not to flense

dictionary - Joshua Hoehne on Unsplash

Photo credit: Joshua Hoehne on Unsplash

 

Is there anything more delicious than a new word?

Yes: the moment you realize that a true artist has used that new word. Brilliantly. Continue reading

Reading and Writing What You Like, Or How I Accidentally Found My Niche

Anthony Cardno and me 7-15-18

Last weekend, I had the great good fortune to reconnect with someone I hadn’t seen since 1984. Back then, he was a high school student in the drama club I directed. Now, we’re both in our fifties, a notion I still find mildly shocking, but one I need to get used to since I’m bearing down fast on the day when only one of us holds that distinction. Continue reading