Sea turtles and sanity
By Matt Miller — White sands and turquoise waters shimmer before me, accompanied by a soundtrack of tropical birds…
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General Craft Improvement
Dealing with criticism
By Joel Vance — As a veteran (victim? survivor?) of more than 50 years of communicating via the written word, I testify that there is no thing you can write that won’t tick someone off…
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I'm no expert
By Randy Zellers — Color me skeptic, but as an editor I just can’t take things at face value…
That’s my story and I’m sticking to it
By John Nickum — Which came first: the question or the answer?…
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Crossing the fear threshold
By Shelby Gonzalez — The first time I walked into a rock climbing gym, I was 19 years old…
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Survey says…
By Tom Watson — It’s often said that you can get statistics to tell you anything you want to know…
A key ingredient of professionalism
By Glenn Sapir — In researching the word “professionalism,” I haven’t bothered to read a Merriam Webster…
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The misinformation trap
By John G. Nickum — Want to lose your credibility quickly? The “misinformation trap” can destroy your status as a knowledgeable authority in a heartbeat…
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Crossing over to the enlightenment side
By Bill Graham — Mark Taylor, newspaperman and OWAA first vice president, poked fun at me a bit when he came up with the title for a session I co-hosted…
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