A contractor’s devastating mistake in my yard almost two decades ago forced me to reap what somebody else had sown. But it provided an invaluable lesson about what we can, and can’t, control ...

The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.” In Act III, Scene ii: “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that ...

No business can be successful without a solid business plan. In fact, a business plan could be the thing that makes or breaks your entrepreneurial enterprise, especially if you haven’t started a ...

Beeswax is a daily game that reads words to you out loud, and you have to spell them. Get five right, and you've won for the ...

Descriptive writing is a powerful tool that adds life and depth to your writing. Effective descriptions breathe life into your ideas and put the reader in the scene where those ideas live. If I want ...

Think back to the last time you jotted down a quick note or made a grocery list. Chances are, it wasn’t with pen and paper. Over the past decade, keyboards and screens have quietly replaced ...

The University Writing Center helps UAB students with all types of writing and at any stage of the process. Whether you need help brainstorming ideas for your history paper, revising your personal ...

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