If I Had One Wish
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If I Had One Wish

If I had one wish, what would I wish for? I would wish for a chip with all the world’s knowledge on it to be inserted into and understood by my brain.

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“Nobody’s Perfect” and Other Garbage Idioms
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“Nobody’s Perfect” and Other Garbage Idioms

Everyone always says “nobody’s perfect” to somehow arouse in you the feeling of freedom to experiment or try something uncomfortable. But I’m sick of that cliché. Why use the word “perfect” in such a way that is untouchable? Language, after all, is made by humans for humans. You are a human being—you have to learn and try things. That is perfection in my book.

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The Atheist Nun
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The Atheist Nun

So why share all of these etiquette videos? Well, this was my way of tiptoeing into the moral arena while gaining enough courage to discuss my personal beliefs more directly online.

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On the Current Cultural Decay
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On the Current Cultural Decay

My fear is that we can go backwards as a society. Literary fiction and other art dies in a bad or sick culture. Today, all literary fiction is tribalistic and not about morality at all.

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To Readers
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To Readers

Mission Statement: “I write to inspire readers to cherish the most meaningful moments found in daily life.”

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To Reporters
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To Reporters

Mission Statement: “I proofread to uphold the integrity of the American English language and the law.”

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Finding My Own Voice
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Finding My Own Voice

I now work for myself as a freelancer and I have nothing to lose, really. I have no teachers or professors there to lower my grades, I have no boss to fire me, I am completely on my own now and able to sink or swim by my own design.

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My Business and Current Routine
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My Business and Current Routine

I decided to call my new business “American Wordsmith” because I realized that all day, every day, I was spending with American English words in a variety of forms: reading them, writing them, fixing them.

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