My guest this week on “Poetry from Daily Life” is Amos Bridges, who lives in Springfield, Missouri. Amos is the editor-in-chief for the Springfield News-Leader who gave this column the green light two years ago. He says he’s grateful for the teachers who raised him and those who encouraged him along the way, as well as the reporters who inspire him every day. A unique fact about Amos? His career at the News-Leader is now old enough to drink. ~ David L. Harrison
Dictionary definitions are funny things, using a pile of words to describe the work just one can do. But sometimes the group can weave a little more magic than just one flying solo.
The word “pithy” is an example. On its own, it’s not a word I tend to drop into casual conversation. But its definition is one of my favorites as a writer…