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Grammar

Those darned grammar rules

“Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them, fine. If not, learn them. Then rearrange the rules to suit yourself.” Truman Capote I bend a lot of writing rules here on the blog. Some intentional. Some, not so much. In full confession, …

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An Apple a Day

According to legend on this day in 1307 William Tell shot an apple off his son’s head. As the story goes Tell was arrested for refusing to bow in respect to the hat that the newly appointed Austrian Vogt (apparently mayor or overseer) Albrecht Gessler had placed on a pole. Gessler then commanded Tell to …

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