Sarah Kanning

A friend asked if I’d seen this op-ed by David Alpaugh in the Chronicle of Higher Ed. I responded to her directly, then figured, why waste a good rant? (Thanks for the nudge, Gretchen.)
Yes I did see this, and it ticked me off because it’s insipid. “There’s too much poetry! The good stuff gets lost! [...]

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This afternoon I heard more hand-wringing from yet another commentator (this one an author, Eric Weiner, on NPR) about the demise of paper books and the rise of electronic editions. Here’s an excerpt:
I’m confident that I’ll still get my fair share from each e-book sold. But as an author, I’m not after your money. Well, [...]

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Some archaeologists now believe that humans learned how to brew beer before they learned to bake bread, and that our ancestors’ desire for alcoholic beverages helped encourage them to develop agriculture.
This falls under the category of “not quite news,” since various scientists and historians have reported on our species’ long history with alcohol, BUT it’s [...]

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I’ve been thinking about On Writing, Stephen King’s memoir/writing treatise a lot in the last two days, because Monday morning I awoke to some medium-to-severe back pain. A trip to a massage therapist didn’t help, and it felt even worse today. Grrr. In general, I lead a largely pain-free existence, and on days like these [...]

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I’ve been remiss in my blogging duties, BUT I have a good reason (it’s always a good reason, right?). I’ve been working on a novel manuscript, and now the current draft is finished, a week ahead of my goal.
Better still, this morning when I tallied up the word count in all the various files that [...]

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