Microscopic Word

A Split Enz song and an avocado. That’s what inspired today’s collage.

I didn’t think that this Go Play Project would turn into an homage to Ann Patchett, but here we are again

Set wide the window. Let me drink the day.

Edith Wharton, “Vesalius in Zante”

In “The Getaway Car,” Ann Patchett writes one of the most uncannily accurate descriptions of the writing process I’ve read.

And I love what I do, but the idea of a little creative project—that’s not writing-related—that I could bang out every day for a month… I’m in.

Let’s talk about business jargon. More specifically, let’s talk about how we can get rid of this blight on the language landscape.

I proof a ton of stuff for ad agencies, and it seems that even the best of them don’t always use the right dash in the right place. I figured a couple of blog posts might help when you need to know what goes where. Let’s start with hyphens.

Guests have fairly high expectations that their experience will be flawless. And the management thought they had nailed it.