Taking Back Our Brave New World

An investigation of powerful words, intriguing phrases, and beautiful language.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Comically Innovative Punctuation

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Many thanks to Heath Misley for alerting me of this list of much needed additions to our standard collection of punctuation marks. Mike Tra...
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Kaye Gibbons Excerpt

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I'm reading again. Phew. I finished a book two days ago, am half way through the next one, and feeling really good. As far as I know, Ka...
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Goodbye, Facebook and Netflix

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Forgive me for a moment as I get a little spiritual on you. Ash Wednesday is tomorrow; Lent is looming large. The time for penance is approa...
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Friday, February 8, 2013

Improving Our Writing

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One of my biggest beefs with the Harry Potter books (all of which I read faithfully, voraciously and repeatedly) was J.K. Rowling's fall...
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Musick, Brideshead, and Herbert

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I recently joined a very demanding choir. What this means is that I have no time for reading. I'm not sure yet that the trade is worth i...
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Obama in Defense of Life

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This is perhaps a confusing title to some of you. I know that when I heard him speak the words I am about to quote, I was momentarily confus...
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

The Toilet Limerick

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I promised light-hearted material a few posts back, so here you go. After a little red wine, silliness induced by Jasper Fforde, and frustra...
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Ellen RM Turner
After teaching for three years at a classical liberal arts school in New Hampshire, Ellen started a full-time job as a Writer and Editor in the DC area in September of 2012. Her home base is a quiet town in MA with lots of trees, dairy farms, and, most importantly, her family.
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