What is Good Writing? Steven Pinker Answers

Every writer, at least in her sane moments, yearns for her prose to be deemed good…

Surprising Origins of English Words

Etymology is the study of the origins of words. Like you and I, words also take birth, grow and travel and eventually settle somewhere. Therefore, tracing their journey is exciting, as they too are alive (in the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson, “cut them and they start…

3-Step Writing Method by Alain de Botton

He does not require any introduction. As a philosopher, writer and teacher (The School of…

A Writer’s Critique of Writing

I have always been critical of journalists. These delightful heralds, I tell you, how they love to cast…

Writing About Writing

I have no idea what to write. Or even, where to start… sigh!

Notes on Love: A Spiritual Approach

When we talk about love, we often frame it within the confines of romance. True, romance has its…

A Letter to a Stranger

Art by: Kaijia Zheng

The Art of Serving Long Sentences!

Word after word after word— like whispers in the wind.

What’s in a Sentence?

Art by: Karl Frey

You're a Houseplant

Thrive in stillness and bloom in your own space.