Start with a list,” I tell them. “Like Tim O’Brien did in “The Things They Carried,” the title story in a collection about an American platoon in Vietnam. In the story, O’Brien listed what each ...

Metaphors are a form of comparison. While similes use “as” or “like” to make comparisons, a metaphor is when you say that something is something else.

A simile is a comparison that uses the words “like” or “as” and describes one thing as being “like” something else or as ...

The House of Representatives narrowly passed a mini-bus of appropriations bills, but the Senate outcome is uncertain due to ...

Maria Murray is a proud bookworm. When she was a kid, she would frequent the local library in lieu of having shelves of books ...

Molly Tuttle is a dedicated student of awesome musical traditions. She grew up on bluegrass, and has been rewarded with acclaim and Grammy awards for two The Grammy-nominated guitarist discusses her ...

As the use of generative AI becomes increasingly common, we must beware of an algorithmic colonization of language and ...