While on duty, I watched a video on sentence structures to practice my writing craft. John Matthew Fox illustrates 9 sentence types, from the short sentence to the long sentence, as well as the repetition sentence and pile-on sentence. Never have I ever named classes of sentences! This post contains part of an essay IContinueContinue reading “9 Sentence Structures”
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Second Pass | March 2026
Essays, second drafts, and a little inspiration I wrote a first draft of the essay in my drafts notebook while sitting on the futon, wrapped in a brown fleece blanket, occasionally looking out at Sugarloaf Mountain. I felt contemplative about how February presented itself. An excellent, though short, month. Table of Contents Featured Essay NotesContinueContinue reading “Second Pass | March 2026”
Second Pass | February 2026
Essays, second drafts, and a little inspiration Table of Contents Featured Essay Notes Writing Prompts What I’m Reading Quote Subscriber Content Featured Essay Effort and Faith: Are They Enough? Over the past month, I wrote a lot about Anne Frank — just one quote even! I mean, if I can type up three blog postsContinueContinue reading “Second Pass | February 2026”
Second Pass | October 2025
The October edition of “Second Pass” includes a re-written high school police story, a tip for overwhelming projects, and a show recommendation.