Keep visiting this Web site and you’ll understand what syntax is. If you are impatient, there’s always the dictionary. Many of the writers who interest me are quote in the book, and some new favorites are Susan Orlean, David Grann, C. J. Chivers, and Joseph O’Neill. I became a writer because I just love all things literary and I feel compelled to communicate about the things that turn me on, whether Hawaiian music, U.S. politics, or the power of verbs.

Thanks for your thoughts. To answer your questions: “Mozart Dances” was at the Boston Opera. I went alone, which is probably partly why my senses were so engaged and focused. I will be writing lots more here about sin and syntax, and I am working on another book all about … Verbs!