The current war in Ukraine is an excellent example. For obvious, and horrifying, reasons, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is something everyone is preoccupied with right now. That includes clients of law firms, many of whom are probably wondering what they can or should do about it. A great response was created by the law firm …
Monthly Archives: February 2022
This is Exactly What’s Wrong with the World
A friend of mine is sitting out on the porch. I have just read something incredibly well-written, which I want to read to her. It’s the obituary for a farmer in the rural area of upstate New York where I grew up — beautifully written, touching, sincere. I walk out on to the porch, knowing …
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Group Writing Never Works
As I write this, I’m in an amazing meeting. Fifteen-plus people are working on some copy, some of which I wrote. And they’re slowly strangling it. Writing is, in the end (and the beginning) a solitary activity. One person is trying to get another person to feel/understand/think the same thing they do. And for whatever …