Sam Altman said he was “really struck” by it. I was more confused than struck, which is why I was … More
Category: writing
Giving Thanks for 2024 and Making Resolutions for 2025
People are losing their patience, their ability to anticipate good things. This year, more than in years past, I received … More
Mixed Feelings About ‘Love Your Life’
What Sophie Kinsella’s 2020 novel can teach us about writing a romance or any love story. Spoilers included. I love … More
Guadalupe Nettel’s ‘Still Born’, a Book That Grips You by the Heartstrings
This novel, shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023, is centered around a baby that surprises everyone, including the reader. … More
131 British English Words That Can Be Confusing to American Speakers
Some of them look like American English words but mean something completely different. Examples include pissed, dishy, homely, jumper, mooch, … More
People Inspo: Nora Ephron’s Life as a Writer in Four Interviews, with a Few Lessons to Share
I‘ve recently read Nora Ephron’s The Last Interview and Other Conversations (2015) and the four interviews in this slim volume … More
What I’ve Learned After Two Months on The Blogging Platform Medium
A while ago I wrote a post here about how I got started writing articles on Medium again, trying to … More
Romanian Humor: 43 Funny Romanian Expressions Translated
Here are forty-three popular Romanian expressions, most of them funny and some of them irreverent, to delight speakers of English. … More
Tips for Getting Started on Medium as a Writer
After getting started on Medium in 2021 and then abandoning the project of writing there after only a few articles, … More
“Everything is copy,” said Nora Ephron. But in what way?
There was something that nagged at me quite a lot recently when I read a piece about the late Nora … More
