Articles Tagged with writing

Rereading

Published on February 17, 2026February 15, 2026 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

What, again?

Isn’t once enough?

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The English major hypothesis

Published on December 16, 2025December 16, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Economics and poofreading

We suggest a major reason why modern writing is often poor.

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Out of our element

Published on November 18, 2025November 17, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Space is dangerous

There are lots of ways for things to go wrong off-Earth.

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Writing for oneself

Published on September 23, 2025September 22, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Knowing the audience

Even with the least important message, you should keep in mind who is to read it.

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The exclusionary rule

Published on July 22, 2025July 21, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

People are different

You can’t please all the people any of the time.

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Old Paper (III)

Published on June 17, 2025June 15, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Limits of language

Literary immortality is not always a good thing.

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Old paper (I)

Published on June 3, 2025June 2, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The archives

How long do books last?

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Time is against us

Published on March 18, 2025March 16, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Human scales

The universe is often an obstacle to science fiction.

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Spoken or written

Published on March 11, 2025March 10, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Proper language

The two aspects sometimes sit uneasily together.

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Handwriting

Published on February 4, 2025February 2, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Legibility

The old-fashioned art still has some use.

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