by mylinhshattan | Mar 4, 2015 | On Education, On Writing
“National Grammar Day is Wednesday,” I told my eleven year old daughter. She looked up and said with deadpan delivery, “Every day is grammar day.” I winced. I chuckled.  She’s poking fun at ME, but she’s doing more than poking;... 
by mylinhshattan | Aug 22, 2014 | On Literature, On Writing
I am not a grammarian but I love words, their arrangement and sound, the infinite combinations and uses, their impact. Words are responsible for founding our country, We the people; for ending a war, Tear down this wall; for perhaps the most intimate and familiar of...