“The People’s Cowboy” – about growing up in a radical family – is the the lead essay in a recent Antioch Review.
What's New
Ralph’s first e-book original,
Second Thoughts: The Power of Positive Regret, has been published as a “single” on Amazon.
Ralph was interviewed on NPR
by All Things Considered host Robert Siegel about his call for English synonyms for words borrowed from other languages.
Ralph’s first “Back Talk” column
in The American Scholar invited readers to suggest synonyms for words such as frisson, simpatico, and mensch.
Ralph has been appointed
language columnist for The American Scholar. His column, “Back Talk,” will appear on the last page of each issue.
Ralph’s essay on coined words
“Is There a Word for That?” ran in the Autumn, 2013 issue of The American Scholar.