Derek NealA Sense Of PlaceOne of those mysterious concepts that we use as a criterion for judging a novel or film is a “sense of place.” I call it mysterious because…6 min read·Jan 3, 2022----
Derek NealWho Needs Grammar Anyway?I’m a bit surprised to see that all my previous columns for this website are about language in some way. I didn’t set out for this to be…6 min read·Jan 3, 2022----
Derek NealSome Thoughts On LanguageI went to France to study abroad as a 20-year-old in my third year of university. At the time, I had been studying French for eight years…10 min read·Jan 3, 2022----
Derek NealThe Rotten Tomatoes EquationAccording to the website Rotten Tomatoes, there are four types of movies: good-good movies, good-bad movies, bad-good movies, and bad-bad…5 min read·Jan 3, 2022----
Derek NealBret Easton Ellis’s Unreliable NarratorsAs far as I know, Bret Easton Ellis is the only person with the audacity to charge money for a podcast. Every other podcast I listen to is…10 min read·Jan 3, 2022----
Derek NealTeju Cole’s Sonic FugueAs an aspiring writer of fiction, I like to try and understand the mechanics of what I’m reading.8 min read·Aug 9, 2021----
Derek NealIf Ishiguro Wrote About SoccerI have a distinct feeling that it was at that moment I first sensed something odd, something duplicitous perhaps, about this apparently…6 min read·Jul 27, 2021----
