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Why Do You Need My Service?

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In this era of Grammarly for editing and AI programs that will compose “content” for you, why would you need someone like me, a mere human, and more expensive than those free or cheap virtual resources? Mere Human Why Indeed? A recent client gave one answer: “Jim’s approach was not

Let’s Get Lost

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A few years ago, I read an interview with Grateful Dead drummer, Mickey Hart. I wish I could find the exact quote. But the gist of it was this: “When someone sits in with us, we like to see if we can get him or her lost, just to see

Fly Jefferson Airplane

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 “Jefferson Airplane”? Not exactly a contemporary reference, I know. But the confluence of several streams of consciousness has me writing this. And, as my wife will tell you, I spend a lot of time in the past. Donovan This guy Many years ago, in high school, I discovered Donovan. If

College Admission Essays—It’s Personal!

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Yes, that’s me. And a real blackboard. Long ago. I spent years teaching English in high school. (And yes, my desk was usually messy.) For more than a dozen of those, I was a department chair. I helped create school policy for work with tutors. As a school representative, and

Meeting Death in Thrones and Elsewhere

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I know that many of you are not Game of Thrones fans. While I am writing about the show, it is not from a fan’s perspective (though I am one). So, know that you won’t be left in the dark by what follows. I’m finding myself profoundly affected by the