When my family moved to Canada in 1967 (as I think I have recounted before) we were asked, during the process of becoming landed immigrants, what our nationality was. We (or rather, my parents; I was only eight and had little to do with the process) replied that we were American. We were told we …
I don’t know how I’ve missed this all these years. I know a lot of the terms–I’ve used them in workshops and more recently in all the work I’ve done with young writers–but I’ve never seen them all brought together in one place, even though this Workshop Lexicon, compiled by Bruce Sterling, has been around …
When my family moved to Canada in 1967 (as I think I have recounted before) we were asked, during the process of becoming landed immigrants, what our nationality was. We (or rather, my parents; I was only eight and had little to do with the process) replied that we were American. We were told we …
I don’t know how I’ve missed this all these years. I know a lot of the terms–I’ve used them in workshops and more recently in all the work I’ve done with young writers–but I’ve never seen them all brought together in one place, even though this Workshop Lexicon, compiled by Bruce Sterling, has been around …
Well, CBSSports.com, anyway. From an article called “How to improve your ball-striking ability“: In talking technology, it’s always interesting to take a brief look back at the evolution in equipment making. As author Edward Willett explains: “When golf started out, and for centuries after, golf clubs were all made of wood. At a fairly leisurely …
Well, CBSSports.com, anyway. From an article called “How to improve your ball-striking ability“: In talking technology, it’s always interesting to take a brief look back at the evolution in equipment making. As author Edward Willett explains: “When golf started out, and for centuries after, golf clubs were all made of wood. At a fairly leisurely …
Today’s Willett is Henry Willett, a founding father of Brighton Museum, and reportedly “a man of great energy, enthusiasm and wide-ranging interests.” Born in Newhaven, the youngest of 11 children, he moved to Brighton in 1841, where he ran the West Street Brewery. By the end of his life, he was worth an impressive £230,000. …
If you are my age or older, you still think of microwave ovens as pretty fancy high-tech gadgets. But microwave ovens (like me) have been around for decades. There are many more high-tech gadgets landing in kitchens all the time, and if most of them are currently found in expensive restaurants, that doesn’t mean they …
Today’s Willett is Henry Willett, a founding father of Brighton Museum, and reportedly “a man of great energy, enthusiasm and wide-ranging interests.” Born in Newhaven, the youngest of 11 children, he moved to Brighton in 1841, where he ran the West Street Brewery. By the end of his life, he was worth an impressive £230,000. …
If you are my age or older, you still think of microwave ovens as pretty fancy high-tech gadgets. But microwave ovens (like me) have been around for decades. There are many more high-tech gadgets landing in kitchens all the time, and if most of them are currently found in expensive restaurants, that doesn’t mean they …
I’m proud of my name. My wife will tell you that I am somehow convinced that all Willetts we run across must be relatives of mine. I realize that’s probably stretching it a bit, but I was told as a child that some genealogical researcher or other had made pretty much that claim, with a …
I’m proud of my name. My wife will tell you that I am somehow convinced that all Willetts we run across must be relatives of mine. I realize that’s probably stretching it a bit, but I was told as a child that some genealogical researcher or other had made pretty much that claim, with a …
