Archive For July 2010

My favourite author William Gibson has recently joined Twitter. I love this tweet of his – it’s pure Gibson distilled to just 137 characters: In Paris, I always imagine living in a doghouse-sized all-Muji garret. Tiny corrugated cardboard speakers. Plastic the color of Vaseline. It reminds me think of the opening line to his ground breaking… Continue Reading ›

From the Kansas City Star Style Guide: Use short sentences. Use short first paragraphs. Use vigorous English. Be positive, not negative. The paper at which a young Ernest Hemingway started his career.