I wish I had never gone to journalism school. That curse has brought me double the pain this week. If you’ve been paying attention to Corpus Christi’s local media this week, you surely missed the latest news about the historic Oak Park United Methodist Church. You know, the one the whole city was talking about [...]

As a writing teacher, I’ve seen the same 10 issues plague student papers time and again. They also show up in business letters, things like my own darn wedding invitation, and even in professional writing (especially advertising).

It’s been said that there are more writers in the world than readers. I want to conduct a study someday to see if that’s true. My guess is that it is.

Ha. I tricked you.If anyone tells you that writing is pleasant or easy, he or she is either lying or not a good writer.

This is usually the first lesson in any writing class I teach. And it annoys me a little that most teachers overlook this problem entirely.