flash fiction & essays about words

water fall

if a bully’s pride

sometimes a joy

Writing, that is.

Tang berries

for a defiant boy

sometimes a joy

Writing, that is.

crinkly

a delightful little word

have or eat your cake too?

Which way is the correct way?

superblue superhero

my son shows me his colouring

jitka

Once upon a time under the midnight heavens . . .

without papers

based on a true story

Naween Raised a dragon

a story for children

yaba

he disrespect me 

their secret agenda

conspiracies and a certain virus

stick candy

cute misfortune 

Fay & fey

strange synonyms

knobbly monsters

and popular orange vegetables 

Eggcorns and mondegreens

for all intensive purposes

the riverboat

gothic flash fiction

Hostage Returned

sci-fi microfiction

sesquipedality

or foot-and-a-half long words 

posh

In 1930 The Times Literary Supplement received a letter . . .

what copyeditors do

And the copyeditor’s subroutines.

not the copyeditor’s job

But often thought to be.

What is a style sheet?

Documenting editorial decisions.