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The prose of Independence – Happy Fourth of July

Posted on July 4, 2015 by editor, facilitator, decider

When in the Course of human events…. It must have been decreed somewhere, by someone, that if you are writing your manifesto, you must purple up your prose. Self-consciousness infects the pen, and the desire to inveigh into and against … Continue reading →

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Literary mis-steps this week

Posted on August 12, 2012 by editor, facilitator, decider

A couple of notable literary miscarriages are up for our review and head-shaking this week. First on deck, Fareed Zakaria, CNN pundit, Time Magazine editor and author of the massively influential 2008 book, The Post American World, admitted to plagiarizing … Continue reading →

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