essaysbysean.blogspot.com Michael Lewis not just an excellent researcher, not just an excellent explainer, he is also an excellent writer. You can see all three qualities just by picking up any of his books, summoning your focus, and reading at random a couple paragraphs without skimming. You may examine his latest, because it is out […]
Fitting in to College
A US college student, who’s blog I follow, titled her piece: I regret to inform you all that I miss high school. Athena Scalzi, on her blog Whatever, (Dec 16, 2020) received 87 comments, most of them lengthy, over two days. Her readers are mostly older nerds and science fiction fans. Smart, I mean. Yet […]
Delighted By Design
seanessay.com One day, walking down the hall by our receptionist, I cheerfully announced, “If ever I’m a time traveler stuck in the past, I will make some money by inventing the paper clip…” Given that there aren’t any accidental time portals in my neighbourhood, I have no idea why I would be worried about making […]
My 25th Experimental Post
seanessay.com I hate to burst the bubble of any romantic would-be writers of stories, but… your main character? Make him a plumber, private eye or professional accountant. A pimp, pirate or professor of English. Anything but a writer. According to a panelist at a prose convention, “People don’t give a (blank) about writers.” Trust me, […]