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Writing a Theme and Passage Analysis Essay (How I...)
May 11, 2026
Writing a Theme and Passage Analysis Essay (How I...)
May 11, 2026

This is how I would write the your final written assessment (in arguably too much detail).

May 11, 2026
How to Write a Bad... Yearbook Comment
May 4, 2026
How to Write a Bad... Yearbook Comment
May 4, 2026

You can only leave truly horrendous yearbook messages with my help!

May 4, 2026
A Note About Quotations
March 5, 2026
A Note About Quotations
March 5, 2026

Notes about using quotes to make them work for you.

March 5, 2026
New Quite Excellent - "Peers"
March 4, 2026
New Quite Excellent - "Peers"
March 4, 2026
March 4, 2026
Punctuation as Style
December 8, 2025
Punctuation as Style
December 8, 2025

I read an excellent post on Medium comparing the punctuation use of multiple authors. It's cool! (no, seriously)

December 8, 2025
The Radical Use of a Comma by Phillis Wheatley
December 1, 2025
The Radical Use of a Comma by Phillis Wheatley
December 1, 2025

Phillis Wheatley was the first published African American woman, and in the poem "On Being Brought from African to America" she engages in a quiet, cultural rebellion with the use of a single comma.

December 1, 2025
The Death of Juan Reyoaso
November 17, 2025
The Death of Juan Reyoaso
November 17, 2025

A short story written by me about a decade ago. 

November 17, 2025
How To Write a Bad... Short Story
November 10, 2025
How To Write a Bad... Short Story
November 10, 2025

I wrote a bad short story. This is how.

November 10, 2025
There's a Prefix, a Suffix and... A Curse Word
November 3, 2025
There's a Prefix, a Suffix and... A Curse Word
November 3, 2025

This is a post about swearing. Seriously.

November 3, 2025
Syntax Has Feelings Too
October 13, 2025
Syntax Has Feelings Too
October 13, 2025

In "The River Nemunas," Anthony Doerr captures what it means to be numb and alone in the world not in the quality of his words, but in their quantity. 

October 13, 2025
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