As long as we’re on the topic of writing (We’re not really. Or we weren’t. But we are now. See what I just did there?), I’m bravely going to state the writing obvious: 10. Write every day, even if the end product isn’t literary genius or you never show it to anyone. Just write. It will get easier. I promise. 9. Microsoft Word’s spell check and … Continue reading writing methods that work 100 percent of the time . . . except when they don’t

“Publishing this paper is no revelry. If we bring humor, people say we are silly. If we bring nothing amusing, they say we are too serious. If we copy from other papers, we are too lazy to write ourselves. If we do not copy, we are too self-centered. If we do not publish articles submitted to this paper, we cannot appreciate the real talent. If … Continue reading the lives of editors: some things never change

Nobody in the hospital Could tell the age Of the old woman who Was called Susanna   I knew she spoke some English And that she was an immigrant Out of a little country Trampled by armies   Because she had no visitors I would stop by to see her But she was always sleeping   All I could do Was to get out her … Continue reading Susanna