Daily Archives: August 29, 2012

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I collect old editions of thesauri, phrasebooks, familiar quotations, and weird specialty lexicons.  Some just sit on my shelf, unloved.  Others get used every day.  Here are some favorites, many of which you can get very reasonably at online used … Continue reading →


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Writing, Obsession, and the Sacred Question Mark
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In my morning routine, one of the things I do is scan a news aggregate source to see what’s going on in the world. This morning I came across a piece from Salon contributor Patrick Hicks that resonated like a … Continue reading →


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