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Monthly Archives: November 2009

Is This the Season to Be Worried?

November 30, 2009

I am worried. I am worried that people are worried. I am worried that people seem to have lost a sense of optimism. I know that can seem such a sweeping statement …
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Video: Where Joy, Mystery, and Beauty Meet

November 23, 2009

President Eaton braves a Seattle rain in his newest video that explores where joy, mystery, and beauty meet.

Ashton Kutcher’s Got Four Million Followers

November 16, 2009

A few of my students have given me a bad time for ragging on texting. They want me to lighten up about texting. They want me to join the real world of new writing. And I am reluctant. Read more»

Is There Anyone Anymore Who Will Tell Us How to Write Well?

November 9, 2009

William Strunk? E.B. White? The Elements Of Style? Does anyone remember those names? Does anyone anymore recognize this little book as one of the shaping forces of good writing for the last 50 years? Read more»