Americanisms are hard to keep out

Americanisms crop up everywhere nowadays – why? Americanisms occur in English for many reasons. Global communication – American English dominates international business, technology, and academia. Therefore, if you use familiar American terms, it can...

The Audiobook of Death in Transylvania is now available

The Audiobook is another way to experience the novel The audiobook is not for everyone, but many prefer it to either a paperback or an e-book. I have written before about audiobooks generally and in particular the audio version of The Cowgirl Murders. That is...

Water: a new controversy

Water is in the news Water is usually a boring subject, almost a non-subject. It’s just there, isn’t it? What’s to talk abput, let alone get steamed up over? (Get the pun? Never mind). I’ve been amazed at the way it keeps getting into the news....