Words matter

If, before this week, you had told me that I would one day agree with Sarah Palin on anything, I would have snorted hot tea up my nose and wondered what you were smoking.  That was before Palin called out Rahm Emanuel, the White House chief of staff, for using the word “retarded” as a…

Perfect practice

Writers are often encouraged to get in the habit of writing every day, whether it’s a journal entry, a blog post, a response to a random writing prompt — or actual work on a work-in-progress.  The idea behind this is that by getting into a habit, you’ll accomplish something: you’ll become a better writer, you’ll…