Progress always involves risk; you can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first. – F.W. Dupee, American literary critic, essayist, and English professor Jen Komaromi was raised in a family that has been in the automobile tire business for three … Continue reading
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. – Robert Frost, American poet, from “The Road Not Taken” In mid-September, Grace Talusan, Fulbright Scholar, English professor … Continue reading
When you shop small, it can lead to big things. – Small Business Saturday tagline In 2010, American Express created the Small Business Saturday to encourage people to support the small businesses in their community. Okay, yes, its roots are not … Continue reading
No late messages: It is proper netiquette to send messages within an appropriate timeframe. – David Chiles, internet guru and author, from The Principles of Netiquette I used to be good about responding to email messages within the day and … Continue reading
Was not writing poetry a secret transaction, a voice answering a voice? – Virginia Woolf, English novelist, essayist, and modernist literary figure of the 20th century, from Orlando: A Biography I’ve been struggling to get everything that I want to … Continue reading
No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face. – John Donne, English metaphysical poet and preacher, from The Autumnal, The Complete Poetry and Selected Prose Today is the first day of autumn, … Continue reading