My three muses: A columnist and author revisits the beginning of his love affair with the written word

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A columnist and author describes the events which led his introduction to the works of three writers who inspired him. The works of Edgar Allan Poe, Dylan Thomas and John Steinbeck attracted him to a literary world during tough times in his life and resulted in a successful career, for which he is still thankful and appreciative.

Services, not elsewhere classified, Literature, Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers, Personal narratives, Influence, Poe, Edgar Allan, Columnists, Thomas, Dylan, Steinbeck, John

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Mom's the word

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The relationship that children have with their mothers is probably the most important relationship in their lives, whatever their age. Children always seek their mother's approval, and mothers constantly demand certain behavior from their children, and both sides need to understand the messages the other is sending.

Psychological aspects, Children, Motherhood, Mother and child, Mother-child relations

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The way we word

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The inexorable advance of technology shapes the culture and the language that reflects it. The English language has added an average of 900 new words a year as a result the meanings of the words we grew up with have changed.

United States, Innovations, English language, Linguistic research

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