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May.01.2012 Clarity of Expression Along with realism, one of my main objectives is that readers not feel a need to "interpret" what I've written. When that happens, when there's too much wiggle room for interpretation, I've failed at clarity. (Unless I'm being deliberately vague, which is what I think Hemingway was doing in "Hills...	May.24.2011 Doomsday: Schedule it often The scheduled Doomsday that was to happen last Saturday didn't. Despite the $100M spent by Family Network, the powers that be didn't read the billboards. Most folks I know turned the announcement into an SNL skit. We went to the Prince concert; most folks went about their business. Tragedies did...
May.04.2011 McClain's 'Paris Wife' is the first Mrs. Hemingway's story She was seven years his senior when they met through a friend in 1920s Chicago, but even at 21, a young Ernest Hemingway was instantly drawn to Ms. Hadley Richardson of St. Louis. So much so, he became obsessed and asked for her hand, claiming years later he'd known all along "she was the girl...	Oct.26.2009 How Does Poetry Work How Does Poetry Work? Reprinted from “Musings,” Outlook, October 8, 2009 Any attempt at answering that question is doomed to be inadequate for the simple fact that what we call poetry varies greatly and works in an incomprehensible range of ways. Nevertheless, as Robert Frost said, “...
Jun.17.2009 The Wisdom of Genius She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit . W. S Maugham. Where your talents meet the needs of the world, there lies your vocation Aristotle Look for your own. Do not do what...