What’s the most persuasive way to convey a message? Many writers say, “Tell a story!” Nothing hooks like narrative. I’ve said so myself. But research shows stories have a rival for hooking power: ...

Alarm bells. Red flags. A labyrinth. These are just a few of the metaphors that mothers of children with dyslexia use to describe the journey from noticing their child’s literacy challenges to ...

Metaphors. Figures of speech which compare one thing with another. They do such great work packaging up all that meaning and knowledge. But metaphors are also terrible traps for the unwary, and being ...

There are millions of people in the world that do not follow politics. However, with the use of sports metaphors, it becomes easier to comprehend the topics and issues being discussed in politics. For ...

As we pass the one-month milestone of the current monkeypox outbreak, reports are emerging that the World Health Organization (WHO) intends to change the name of the monkeypox virus to avoid stigma ...