Sometimes an apostrophe shows association rather than possession: a week's pay, Christchurch Girls' High School. Strange to say, in such cases, you always need an apostrophe when the associated word is singular (a summer's day), but an apostrophe is optional...
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4 years on: awesome online writing courses for the digital workplace
Yesterday Alice, Rachel and baby Eden celebrated 4 years of developing and marketing awesome online writing courses for the digital workplace. Right at the start, we had set some stern and serious goals for our new company, Contented. But we...
Remembering 9/11: The radio by my bed...
Two poems written shortly after September 11, 2001. Sometimes poetry helps the writer. Sometimes it helps the reader. Reprinted on the 10th anniversary of that unforgettable day of horror. The radio by my bed The radio by my bed is...
Poems about blogging
Sometimes my worlds overlap: poetry and writing for the digital workplace. I don't often blog about poetry, but I do secretly write poems about blogging. A few bloggy poems follow, for the eccentric few who enjoy such things. My father’s...
How entrepreneurs read 'Getting to Plan B'
Getting to Plan B — Breaking through to a better business model. Sometimes the mere title of a book can be enlightening. Yes! That's where we're at, I thought. I feel stuck. So when I saw this on Ed's desk...