Sea swimming in spring (instant poem)
An instant poem about the delights of swimming in cold water. Unless I do this twice a week, I don’t feel good.
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An aging signature: handwriting changes in old age
How is your signature (and handwriting) aging? Are you sure you know why? It’s funnier than you think.
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That’s an interesting question. Really?
You hear it again and again in author interviews: “That’s an interesting question.” But what does it really mean?
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Yay for New Zealand’s Plain Language Act!
In praise of New Zealand’s Plain Language Act 2022. Plus some personal meanderings, because I am old.
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Impact of a murder: Anne Perry dies
Reports of the death of crime writer Anne Perry reminded me of the impact of a murder on me, a teen “innocent bystander” in 1954. The time and place (Christchurch, New Zealand) are as relevant as the fact of murder by my classmates. Because that was then, this is now. Guardian article: Anne Perry, killer […]
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