Micki MyersWhat, The Actual FuckWhat is an Actual Fuck. Actual Fucks have become quite the verbal currency of late. You may even have employed one or two yourself. This is…Nov 19, 2017Nov 19, 2017
Micki MyersSticks and Stones and Tweets: The Rhetorical Mastery of Donald TrumpAs a Language Arts teacher, one of the most difficult things I have to teach is the notion of irony. We say “that’s ironic” all the time…Nov 12, 2017Nov 12, 2017
Micki MyersCoup De GrâceIt’s a late afternoon appointment, and the waiting room is almost empty — just an old lady in a wheelchair and her husband. I’m there for a…Oct 24, 2017Oct 24, 2017
Micki MyersWord Up!One of the most important points made in Kory Stamper’s book Word By Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries, is that there’s a…Jul 10, 2017Jul 10, 2017
Micki MyersHoly Moly: Boasts, Be Not UnproudBoasts, be not unproud, though some have called theeOct 10, 2016Oct 10, 2016
Micki MyersCancer’s Cruelest Cut: HairThere’s no “bad hair day” as bad as the day you have to shave your head due to chemo. Of the very many things cancer changes your…Oct 8, 20161Oct 8, 20161
Micki MyersParagraphs and Pointlessness: A RequestOne of the only things I have going for me as a teacher is the idea that I know more than my students. I say “idea” because although I know…Sep 16, 2016Sep 16, 2016
Micki MyersNod Nod, Wink WinkIn 2019, a brand new, hot-off-the-dry-dock bright red vessel will hit the high seas ready to do business with some of the world’s most…Mar 24, 2016Mar 24, 2016