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Detour: The Quiet That Betrays Us
On the insult, the room that absorbed it, and the silence we have learned to tolerate.
Nov 20, 2025
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Sealskin Ritual
The Wild Mechanics of Revision
Nov 1, 2025
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Predator Identification
Series: The Wild Mechanics of Revision
Oct 25, 2025
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The Science of Metaphor – Living by Metaphor (Why We Can’t Live Without It)
Sep 12, 2025
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Flashback & Flash-Forward: Writing Outside of Time
Mar 29, 2025
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Onward: Barcelona, Still Breathing
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Predator Identification
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No Map for This
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The Pulse of Prose: Using Cadence to Move Your Reader
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The River Beneath the River
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Oct 18, 2025
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Bone Hunting
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Metaphor - Multiplicity and Surprise
Series: Metaphor & Meaning in Writing - The Science of Metaphor
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Metaphor as Pattern-Maker
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Sep 27, 2025
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The Body in Metaphor
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Sep 19, 2025
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The Science of Metaphor – Living by Metaphor (Why We Can’t Live Without It)
Series: Metaphor & Meaning in Writing - The Science of Metaphor
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Our Final Stop: The Edinburgh Fringe Festival
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