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The gray mantis
grasps
with cold speed,
unfolding elongated appendages
fast,
preying on whatever passes,
neatly snacking.

 

 

 

Poems

Home of Dick Heaberlin Writes

Orange House Books

Our Writing Workshops

My Writing Books

English Syntax— A Guide to the Grammarof Successful Writers — Heaberlin's Writing Style 1

Connecting for Coherence — an Applied Systematic Study of How Good Writers Connect Information With Syntax and Logic— Heaberlin's Writing Style 2

English Diction— a Guide to Selecting Appropriate Words— Explanations and Exercises — Heaberlin's Writing Style 3

A Guide to English Usage, Punctuation, and Mechanics — Explanations and Exercises — Heaberlin's Writing Style 4

Other Books of Interest