Name-calling and shame-labeling are popular today.  From major media to comedians to kids on the playground, insults are tossed back and for...

As a speech therapist, I am sometimes tempted to focus only on improving my patients’ deficits.   After all, isn’t that what rehabilitation ...

I sat with my cousin on the floor in the corner of the bookstore, poring over Elvish grammar and the rich world of Tolkien’s languages.  A...

In the United States, our small talk is very direct.  After asking someone’s name and maybe where they are from, the next question is usua...

Sometimes, I fail.  I don't finish my daily to-do list.  I overcook dinner.  My words fall flat, or worse, hurt someone’s feelings.  To...