Modern human adaptations Published on June 18, 2019June 17, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Changes in the design The world changes. Do we? Read More
Beginning with a question mark Published on March 12, 2019March 13, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com The written and the spoken word We ask a question: how do you ask a question? Read More
Destroying the world (almost) Published on February 19, 2019February 17, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Science to serve the plot We comment on a science-fiction novel in progress. Read More
Professional writing Published on January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com and professional reading Some writing is not what we’d expect. Read More
Putting pen to paper (III) Published on December 25, 2018December 24, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Too easy Why do some easy things never actually get done? Read More
Putting pen to paper (II) Published on October 30, 2018October 30, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com The novelists’ instrument We examine an incident in which new technology did not change literary genres. Read More
Putting pen to paper Published on October 9, 2018October 9, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Writing changes, and doesn’t We examine several literary genres. Read More
Cutting it short Published on December 19, 2017December 18, 2017 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com How is a poster like a sonnet? Our astronomer struggles to fit into a limited space. Read More
Just like it sounds Published on October 31, 2017October 27, 2017 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Reforming English spelling? Learning how to spell in English is difficult. Reforming the system would be harder. Read More
Reading the script Published on October 17, 2017October 17, 2017 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Languages and sounds Writing is a wonderful invention, but it has its limits. Read More