Short stories often go underappreciated, but they represent an art form few authors truly master. For readers, the short story is the perfect literary snack, a choice morsel that fills a spare hour, refreshes the brain, and gives a moment of escape from daily routines. When you need something to nibble and lack the time for a novel, feast your eyes on these tiny tomes with outsized impact.
Tuesday 24 February 2009
Monday 16 February 2009
The Nobel Prize, Modern Shakespeare, and Tweeting Your Way to Better Writing
This week, Svetlana Alexievich broke new ground in the literary world by becoming the first journalist to win the Nobel Prize for her nonfiction writing. In other news, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival has commissioned a rewrite of Shakespeare’s plays and the Internet can be both a friend and foe when it comes to your writing. Check out the full stories below:
Our Favorite Stories:
- 2015 Nobel Prize for Literature Winner Svetlana Alexievich’s Life and Writing, Explained (Vox)
- Shakespeare in Modern English? (The New York Times)
- How Twitter’s 140-Character Limit Made Me a Better Writer (Life Hacker)
- Internet Distraction: The Writer’s Main Dilemma (The Huffington Post)
Staff Book Picks of the Week:
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (A Song of Ice and Fire) (Fiction) George R.
Monday 9 February 2009
5 Email Habits to Keep Your Inbox (and Coworkers) Happy
It’s that rare, beautiful Monday when you make it to the office early. Your commute wasn’t as vexing as usual, your coffee’s still hot, and no one is around yet. Your heart races at this delicious opportunity to get some actual work done without the usual distractions.
You peel open your laptop only to discover twenty-seven unread emails. Your shoulders slump in despair.
Tuesday 3 February 2009
Led or Lead—The Past Tense of Lead?
- Led is the correct way to spell the past tense of lead.
- Lead is a common misspelling of the past tense of the verb lead.
The past tense of the verb lead is led, not lead. One reason for the confusion might be that a similar verb, read, has an infinitive that’s spelled the same as the past tense. But with lead, that’s not how things are.
Definition of Led
Led is the past tense of the verb lead:
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