Jordan SprogisMar 21, 20192 minWordGirl -- a super-heroine with an enormous vocabularyAs an adult, you probably don’t watch a lot of children’s television unless you have a child of your own. Still, there’s a chance you may...
Jordan SprogisMar 19, 20192 min5 Irish Words We Use in EnglishThis past weekend was St. Patrick’s Day, which is the one day of the year where everybody gets to be Irish. Although St. Patrick’s Day is...
Cheryl NugentMar 17, 20191 minWhat Happened to Who?No, not the 1960's London Rock Band The Who, and not the famous Dr. Who, and not even the one Horton heard by way of Dr. Seuss, but the...
Jordan SprogisMar 14, 20194 min5 Female Authors Who Used PseudonymsIn 2015, writer Catherine Nichols wanted to do a little experiment. She wanted to see what kinds of responses she'd get from agents as a...
Jordan SprogisMar 12, 20194 min5 Inspirational Women in LiteratureFor centuries, it was quite normal for female writers to use a masculine pen name. “[Female writers] never used their real names on the...