September 20, 2011
by James Reyes
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Today the United States military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy is officially over. It is the end of a long era. There will still be challenges and there is still a lot of work to be done, but decades of hard word by so many courageous men and women to overcome fear and hate has lead to this moment, today.
For all my disillusionment, I can take solace in this. Today, my country has made a huge leap forward and for that I am grateful.
September 18, 2011
by James Reyes
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May I present this poem on language typography by Taylor Mali performed by Ronny Bruce.
Typography from Ronnie Bruce on Vimeo.
September 15, 2011
by James Reyes
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Gary Provost, quoted in Roy Peter Clark’s Writing Tools:
This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are fine. But several together become monotonous. Listen to what is happening. The writing is getting boring. The sound of it drones. It’s like a stuck record. The ear demands some variety. Now listen. I vary the sentence length, and I create music. Music. The writing sings. It has a pleasant rhythm, a lilt, a harmony. I use short sentences. And I use sentences of medium length. And sometimes, when I am certain the reader is rested, I will engage him with a sentence of considerable length, a sentence that burns with energy and builds with all the impetus of a crescendo, the roll of the drums, the crash of the cymbals–sounds that say listen to this, it is important.
September 9, 2011
by James Reyes
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September 9, 2011
by James Reyes
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