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Category: writing

Semi-Auto Cut-Up: The First in the First Place

March 20, 2019March 20, 2019 ~ cafebedouin

The first in the first place, The Others, standing beside us. Aware of destruction, strange, ineffectual, a matter of force. The bare path, dark and closed, From the stairs, an ascent of story, a complicated service, clean, psychological, a social alone. The world has not yet been consumed by the light of the stars. A … Continue reading Semi-Auto Cut-Up: The First in the First Place

Lessons Learned from the Hemingway Editor

March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 ~ cafebedouin ~ 3 Comments

As an exercise, I tried rewriting an essay I wrote for this blog, Ergot on Rye, in the Hemingway editor. I learned that my writing in too academic. It is too hard to read. Expressions need to be simpler. I need to use fewer qualifiers. The Hemingway editor helps me break down some of those … Continue reading Lessons Learned from the Hemingway Editor

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