Even After I'd Published Three Books And

Most Fourth Graders Can't Say Why Abraham Lincoln Is An Important Historical Figure? Wow. This Is Far More Distressing Than If The News Had Been That Fourth Graders Were Bad At Reciting Multiplication Tables, Because You Can, In Fact, Google That.

I Had Never Considered Using A Hashtag Anywhere Other Than On Twitter, But Now I'm Inspired. Text Messages Have Always Seemed A Little Flat To Me, So The Murmuring Greek Chorus Of A Hashtag Might Be A Perfect Way To Liven Them Up And Give Them A Bit Of Dimension.

Writers Like To Write, And Writing In Different Forms - Short, Long, Bite-sized, Done On The Fly, Done With Painstaking Attention - All Interest Me.

I Don't Turn To Greeting Cards For Wisdom And Advice, But They Are A Fine Reflection Of The General Drift Of The Culture.

I Am Of Mixed Minds About The Issue Of Privacy. On One Hand, I Understand That Information Is Power, And Power Is, Well, Power, So Keeping Your Private Information To Yourself Is Essential - Especially If You Are A Controversial Figure, A Celebrity, Or A Dissident.