Author name: Chris

Being in San Francisco for a week, we went to an exhibit of quilts, “The Quilts of Gee’s Bend.” The […]

A visit to two grandchildren, ages fourteen months and four years, opens fascinating insights into language. The four-year old has

I went to an “open mike” poetry reading last week about forty miles away and I was struck by the

Driving to and from Columbus, Ohio, two weeks ago, I had opportunity as co-pilot to study the map of Pennsylvania

I brought up the subject of names in my last writing – and that got me started on some research.

I was recently put in touch with a man who will trim some trees for me. There are branches obstructing

Alliteration is an instinctive language device (see previous blogs). We use it casually (“Lots of luck”) and at the most

Author Events for Beyond Beowulf This is a list of definite dates though some information is uncomplete. All events are

I was fascinated by an op ed piece in the New York Times of July 2 about a new law

I was fascinated by an op ed piece in the New York Times of July 2 about a new law