Writing
Writing essays is the next best thing to dancing ‘till dawn.
Anne Fadiman
The three essays on this page discuss the pleasure I experience in writing personal essays and the varied uses I have made of this form.
Whatever Happened to Letter Writing? With the rise of electronic communication the fine art of writing letters has all but disappeared. Yet there is still a place for traditional letter writing, even online.
Science Writing: Revisiting Blink The enormous popularity of Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink has led me to look critically at the claims in this book, as well as contemporary forms of science writing in general.
Writing Therapy In this essay I ask whether or not writing about traumatic or stressful events helps to reduce their effects.
