5. To send a written message, often a request.When I was a kid, I used to write off to my favorite athletes asking them for autographs.Mom is not happy with the bill, so she's writing off a letter to the company. 6.nounIn accounting, the act of considering something a loss, or...
We might not need to indulge in Wilson’s “raw egotism and grandiosity” or, as Chuck put it in a 1964 letter to Ann Bauman, “New tenant downstairs knocks on her ceiling (my floor) when I type. This, of course, disturbs the thought context all to hell. Doesn’t she know that I...
I have surpassed the half a million mark. In the world of writing, there’s a popular belief, often attributed to Ray Bradbury, that one must write a million words to achieve mastery. In all honesty, I may already be close to or have exceeded that...
debt[det]n.债,债务,欠债 decade[‘dekeid,dɪ’keɪd]n.十年,十年期 decay[di’kei]vi.腐烂;衰败n.腐烂 deceit[di’si:t]n.欺骗,欺诈 deceive[di’si:v]vt.欺骗,蒙蔽,行骗 December[di’sembə]n.十二月 decent[‘di:sənt,’diːsnt]a.正派的;体面的 decide[di’said]vt.决定,决心...
athey have to be from when the play was first performed 他们必须是从当戏剧首先执行了时[translate] aand will produce outstanding work in your university 并且在您的大学将引起卓著的工作[translate] aIt was further resolved that the letter of authorisation in respect of the appointment of the aforesa...
Well, if you’ve not been on the site in recent weeks,Axtara – Banking and Financejust passed a review milestone.Axtara herself sent a letter in response to it, actually (near the bottom of the post). But the short of it is that NOW is the time to grab any books you might be ...
“What about the soldier who gets a letter from family back home. Someone has cancer or another incurable disease? How does he deal with the fact that from the battlefield there is nothing he can do to help that loved one in their time of need? How does a soldier correct his mindset ...
Musings on life as an American being Swiss, growing up as a military brat, and the writing life. See Publications to read the short stories and personal essays I've written and the great publications my work has appeared in.
This Mother’s Day, write a letter to your children. Leave them something for after you’re gone. ""I know about her grit not because I witnessed it (I was too young) and not because I asked about it (I was too self-obsessed) but because I discovered it in the personal papers ...
The agent letter was a surprise, and I was buoyed by it for days. The letter went something like this, “I enjoyed your short story. I’d be interested in seeing more of your work. Do you have a novel?” It felt great to be approached. It was flattering. But the answer was no:...