admin on April 12th, 2010

This has the makings of another metaphor, but it comes from a real-life experience I had last week, so please bear with me… My 30-year-old Quarter Horse mare is on special feed. She has a “tender tummy” and dietary restrictions, so I know better than to switch her food. But my feed guy was not [...]

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admin on April 5th, 2010

I’ve been digging back to the roots of my Journalism 101 days recently, teaching the art of brevity in my business and creative writing classes. Because, for every reader who adores “War and Peace,” there are dozens of others who appreciate the opportunity to read, digest the text and get on with their lives – in rapid succession.

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