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Literary – October 7

“We are a society strangling in unnecessary words, circular constructions, pompous frills and meaningless jargon.”

William Zinsser, born this date in 1922.

Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist uses frills and jargon to disguise an important truth from a close relative.

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