by AnnSheybani | Jun 7, 2016 | Writing, writing lessons
I was driving along the highway in Connecticut when I fell behind a mini Cooper with one of those vanity plates that made me want to hit the brakes. It had two words on it: Xin Loi. It’s a long story how I know this, and neither of us has time to get into it, but Xin... by AnnSheybani | May 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
I just discovered THE BEST Post on why we’re hard-wired to be sniveling approval whores, thanks to my girlfriend, Janet. It’s written by a fellow named Tim Urban and hosted on his site Wait But Why. Here’s just a snippet. Trust me, you’ll want... by AnnSheybani | May 30, 2016 | books, Reading
I’ve been spending a lot of time with my nose in this book. It’s something that Walt bought and left on the shelf. ( I know! Nothing better than having two readers in the family who think nothing of spending thousands of dollars on good books.) I picked... by AnnSheybani | May 22, 2016 | Writing
Go to any cocktail party and you’ll overhear someone yammering on about their desire to write a book. From all appearances, writing a book is on more bucket lists than running a marathon, or wearing size 2 jeans, or visiting Paris in the spring. In other words, it’s a... by AnnSheybani | May 15, 2016 | Writing, writing lessons
I bet you thought this post was going to be about Hamlet, or my existential malaise, but it’s not. It’s a tiny little writing lesson about the use of the verb to be and its many variations–is, are, am, was, were, be, being, been. So, I’ve just...
