John Wiswell on the Web

What's the difference between lies and hyperbole? Lying is wrong, but hyperbole is the worst thing ever. One pernicious hyperbole i...

My favorite thing about BestReads is remembering how many special books I encountered in a year. It's easy to take great literature an...

I didn't know this picture was being taken. March escaped a couple weeks ago, and I barely noticed. There was food poisoning, and ...

A funny thing happened in Alice Walker's The Color Purple . While I have trouble reading it sometimes, I can hear it perfectly. It's...