Can you believe March is nearly gone? Maybe it doesn’t feel possible because we’ve spent so much time over the past three months responding to weather events and longing for spring. Well, spring is on the doorstep, and she’s bringing flowering surprises around each corner, spiders intent on finding indoor homes, and a lawn full […]
Month: March 2015
Third Wednesday: Lose/Loose and Loser/Looser
Repeat after me. Spellcheck is not my friend. I can’t begin to count the books, articles, and posts I’ve seen in which this month’s words are misused. Most of the time, it’s “lose” and “loser” that get bashed, but on occasion “loose” and “looser” show up for their share of trouble. Because Spring is finally […]
There Are Only Two Kinds of Books
Last week there was a wave of online articles and blog posts related to which books girls and boys should read. The first came to me through a blog post by author Shannon Hale, after receiving an invitation to speak about her books and writing career at a grade school. When she arrived, she discovered […]