Michael Allyn Wells

Listening to: Fairy Tales  / Anita Bakers     Mood:  slightly melancholy This week I've thought a lot about language as a social dynam...

The other night, I noted a quote by Laurie Sheck and then headed off to bed to contemplate her words. I'll repeat them here now. "...

If language did not affect behavior, it could have no meaning. ~Kenneth L. Pike

Gamers will 'w00t' over word of the year - Internet- msnbc.com : " Expect cheers among hardcore online game enthusiasts when th...

For me, poetry, more than any other form of literature has brought to the forefront a greater awareness of the dependence of language upon e...

"I have woven a parachute out of everything broken." ~ William Stafford Broken is such an useful word. As a child, I most recall b...