If a culture war happens online and you don’t get sucked into the algorithmic vortex of it,...
writing
The human condition includes the need to be heard, and for many of us who can type,...
Today, while the news circulated, I saw libertarians, conservatives and liberals all citing P.J. O'Rourke's work and...
Ordinarily, handwriting is not on my top ten list of “Fun Stuff to Talk About.” but, something...
We should understand that because of the technology of the day, we may well be the most...
Here is my journal which I kept from October 5 to December 21, edited for readability, followed...
Sometime over the last 25-30 years, I've heard someone say that I wasn't a good writer and...
There are folks paid to write, and readers paying to read, much less than what Ordinary Times...
Lessig is suing because he made multiple points in his article and the NYT made a headline...
This was a strong year for Ordinary Times, with contributions from many different authors. It included strong...
A once prolific OT contributor returns with humble-brag and bad advice.
On my 100th post for Ordinary Times.
Needing help is not a sign of patriarchal brainwashing.
The ability to write, not only in the formal sense of being able to succinctly put together...
On a posthumous novel by the great writer (and overwriter) from North Carolina.
Time to sharpen your fictional whetstones!
Old poetry is laden with the baggage of centuries of hidden metaphor and archaic references. New poetry...
Submitted for your consideration, a candidate for the "unlikely sentence exemplar" award.
I see that this is a thing now. I can't articulate a good objection to it.
But that...
The legal writing in Obergefell v. Hodges is both a model and a caution for future writers,...
