Category Archives: Literature

Phrases To Strip From Your Writing…

- What I’m trying to say – Bottom line – What I’m saying – I’m writing because – In my opinion – I think – Basically – I believe – The reason being – I would argue – Clearly – … Continue reading

The Ideal Bar

In Jack Kerouac’s On The Road, the character Dean Morarty (Neal Cassady) claims: The ideal bar doesn’t exist in America. An ideal bar is something that’s gone beyond our ken. In nineteen-ten a bar was a place where men went … Continue reading

Passing The Baton

Passing The Baton by Bill Hirsch has sat on my expanding shelf of literature for five years. I knew I had to read it–and wanted to read it–however, it unfortunately never became a priority throughout my binges of business and … Continue reading