“Slang is a language that rolls up its sleeves, spits on its hands, and goes to work,” — Carl Sandburg As any writer will tell you, words matter, and there are millions of them available. And, if we can't find the right words, we can make some up. Recently, a good friend argued that the word I used was made up. My reply? "All words are made up." I mean, the first … [Read more...] about FROM THE DEEP END: In other words…