In the middle of the x-y continuum
My favorite phrase connoting balance
English
Articles tagged with "English"
The case for "essay"
over "theme" or "thesis" or anything else.
The Bulwer Lytton Fiction Contest is a hilarious gem of sentences
Find the worst opening sentence to the worst novel never written.
ENGL 450 Daily Themes is Amazing and a Course Worth Taking
Reflections on the first lecture of what might be Yale's best English course
Head, Heart by Lydia Davis is beautiful, perhaps one of the best poems I've ever heard
One of the most beautiful examples of the power of monosyllabic words
The ear is the only true writer and only true reader
Read your writing out loud.
The eye is a barbarian
When it comes to writing, the eye is a butcher
When writing, have something to say
Remind us that there is a human behind it
You should write for the ear rather than the eye
Why you should read your writing out loud, and the case against subvocalization