You dream of writing the great American novel, but to make ends meet, you spend your days writing boring corporate reports. There’s a difference between writing for love and writing for a living — or is there? Does a heyday have anything to do...
If the word consecutively doesn’t feel exciting enough, there’s always hand-running. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Hand-Running” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, my name is Jan Haller. I’m...
A lunch hook, in college slang from a century ago, meant “a hand”–as in, “I’m going to hook my finger through this doughnut hole.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Lunch Hook” I bet...
An Apache proverb goes It is better to have less thunder in the mouth and more lightning in the hand. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Apache Thunder Proverb” I came across an Apache proverb I like. Okay. It goes, it is...
If you have seven oranges in one hand and six in the other, what have you got? “Really big hands”–and a really bad joke. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Big Hands, Bad Joke” You’re listening to...
Here’s another Afghan proverb: “Five fingers are brothers, but they’re not equals.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Five Fingers Proverb” I have another Afghan proverb here that goes, Five...