The Bridge Painter
By Scott H. Lewis [email protected] The government agency that operates San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Bridge has a dedicated team of more than 30 full-time painters engaged in a never-ending effort to keep…
Winning Over Non-Native Speakers
Winning Over Non-Native Speakers By Scott H. Lewis [email protected] In university, I briefly took a geography course from a professor whose English was heavily accented with his native Italian. Try as I might,…
Tell Me a Story
Tell Me a Story By Scott H. Lewis [email protected] My mother was a journalist and my father was a seaman. Dad told better stories. Mom was sensible, forthright and logical. Dad had sea…
The Fish Broker’s Secret
The Fish Broker’s Secret By Scott H. Lewis [email protected] I love to ask, “Who was that person?” The reservations agent answers, “It was just a guy checking rates. He didn’t give his name.” The…