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Journal of an Academic Copyeditor
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Mar 10
How to Mark Up PDFs in Acrobat Reader Like a Trapeze Artist: A Quick Start Guide
Photo taken at a performance by the Great Royal Circus in Kochi, India, on September 4, 2010. The outstretched arms and legs emphasize...
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Aug 31, 2022
Street Reader 3: Reading in the Rain
A lottery ticket seller takes a break. He's well equipped for the rainy day. And yes, reading and rainy days are made for each other....
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May 7, 2021
The Atomic Typo
The typo is the bane of the copyeditor. However careful I am, I'll invariably find a handful during my final read. It could be an extra...
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Apr 6, 2021
Roadside Reader 1
I saw him daily on my morning commute. His house was the wall of a park, and sometimes he was stretched out on the wall, asleep. In the...
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