D. RANDALL FARO

Merriam-Webster defines wordsmith as a person who works with words. Wordsmithing, the active verbal form, denotes the task of choosing...

Fear, like almost anything, can be good or bad. Like grief, which can drag a person to inimitable emotional depths, or which can be, like...

No doubt you have often heard or said, “Good luck.” Or, “Man, are you lucky.” Or, “If I’m lucky . . .” Dictionaries define the term...

Misunderstandings. Some are comical. Some start wars. This old one has been around for a while, but it points to what often happens in...

It would seem an amazing accomplishment that over 200,00 species have been identified in the world’s saltwater bodies, yes? In a review...

The great majority of grammar textbooks and websites indicate that the seasons – Spring/Summer/Fall/Winter – are generally not to be...

Patriotism is the devoted love and support of one’s country, national loyalty. The term often brings to mind people directly involved...

The Hippocratic Oath, the oldest fragments of it dating to AD 275, has been pledged by doctors for centuries. Almost all U.S. medical...

A May 2022 Associated Press article reported that Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, painted a grim picture of...

It can be downright weird . . . how the human brain functions from time to time. Absolutely weird. Several days ago I’m walking my...

Some things simply make one wonder . . . and cause one to go: Hmmmmm. A May 2022 online news item reported that a couple was suing their...

There’s an old saying that the proof is in the pudding. It’s also in the reading. Do authors really need proofreaders? To quote Rocky...

There’s a myriad of things I don’t understand. Matter of fact, they’d make a rather long book. Rugby. Channel-surfing, I happened upon a...

In a review of the Pixar film, Soul, the writer pointed out that what gives the movie spark and meaning is simply a willingness to...

A recent online article which focused on one NFL star and one NBA star analyzed celebrities’ insatiable lust for more and more and more...

The November 1994 issue of Harper’s Magazine included a letter to the editor written by Phoenix resident Lawrence Bullis and published by...

In November’s Past by A.E. Howe one of the characters states: “Mom and Dad taught me to look at life the way it is, but to try and make...

Every major world religion has cautionary words about the use of speech, both its proper and improper use. A few tip-of-the-iceberg...

A good friend in Manitoba back in the 70s often used the phrase: You better believe it. I couldn’t even estimate the number of times I...

There are websites aplenty listing and describing the various fiction novel genres. In listing categories, they go all the way from a...