Annoying Words: Pretentious

I should probably love all words. After all, I am a wannabe wordsmith and a person in possession a degree that claims that I’m a master of the English language. Words are special snowflakes. Like colors for an artist, each has its place when used appropriately....

In My Dream I’m Drowning

This creative nonfiction piece was written for Christopher Burnside’s Elements of Style class at the University of Dayton. Like everything else from that class, I’m putting it here in the oddball category rather than the academic category. If I remember...

Dear Elon Musk

“Dear Elon Musk” was an assignment for Professor Burnside’s “Element’s of Style” class at UD. We were required to write a persuasive letter and every sentence had to have at least 25 words. Dear Elon Musk, As a fan of Ray...