To read well is to prepare oneself to live wisely, kindly and wittily..

Precision is, after all, not only a form of responsibility and a kind of pleasure, but an instrument of compassion. To be precise requires care, time….

Listen into the silences where the best words begin..

One function of the imagination in autobiographical writing is to allow the writer to try out different versions of the self..

Every sentence has its drumbeat. rhythm is one of the most powerful dimensions of language: it separates tribes, united families, soothes children, a….

So our task as stewards of the word begins and ends in love. Loving language means cherishing it for its beauty, precision, power to enhance understa….

A story is an invitation, and a challenge, and a choice..