by Margot Lester | Apr 11, 2023 | What-Not
We've all been there. We've sent someone a message asking them to do something we totally could do ourselves in less time than it takes to ask them to do it. Or we come off a little snippy when we don't really mean to but we're in a hurry. Let's try to do better....
by Margot Lester | Apr 4, 2023 | What-Not
Here are the most-read posts from Q123, plus a bonus revisit! Some thoughts on grammar I'm not saying we shouldn't care about grammar. I'm just saying we need to care differently about it. And when it does matter, we can be more efficient with corrections if we wait...
by Margot Lester | Mar 14, 2023 | E'ship, What-Not
It’s hard to believe that I’ve been an agency owner for almost half my life. This 12 March marked three decades since the end of my time as an FTE for someone else. I admit at the time I thought I’d freelance for a while till I found my next gig. But I got and stayed...
by Margot Lester | Feb 21, 2023 | What-Not
I'm a big proponent of scholastic journalism. After all, it's where I got my start. I was on my high school paper and filed a weekly report to the local paper's school page. One of my opinion essays even won an award from the state press association (see below). These...
by Margot Lester | Jan 31, 2023 | What-Not
There's a lot of learning left to do for us white folks. I've been trying to learn more about Black history in America, and the legacy of white supremacist culture and anti-Black racism. Besides workshops and webinars, I'm doing a lot of reading. I'm going to assume...