I Teach A Non-fiction Writing

The Old Orchid Hunter Lay Back On His Pillow, His Body Limp... 'you'll Curse The Insects,' He Said At Least, 'and You'll Curse The Natives... The Sun Will Burn You By Day And The Cold Will Shrivel You By Night. You'll Be Racked By Fever And Tormented By A Hundred Discomforts, But You'll Go On. For When A Man Falls In Love With Orchids, He'll Do Anything To Possess The One He Wants. It's Like Chasing A Green-eyed Woman Or Taking Cocaine... It's A Sort Of Madness.

I've Used Twitter Now And Again To Try To Figure Something Out; It's An Amazing Resource. But I Think You Have To Use It Judiciously: It's A Self-selected Group, So It's Important Not To Start Thinking Of It As The Whole World.

Who On Earth Is Going To Use 'utilize' In A Text Message, A Whopping Seven Characters Including The Always-hard-to-type 'z,' When You Can Say The Exact Same Thing In Three Characters? I Can't Think Of A Sentence In Which 'use' Can't Replace 'utilize.'

You Can Find Out Anything You Want About A Car Now, And Especially Every Bit Of Information About The Price, Without Relying On The Dealers.

Sometimes I'm Dazzled By How Modern And Fabulous We Are, And How Easy Everything Can Be For Us; That's The Gilded Glow Of Technology, And I Marvel At It All The Time.