Meg Brookman, Philip Jenck
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Consulting |
| Occupation | Editor / Writer |
| Location | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Introduction | Meg has an M.A. in English and a B.A. in History from California State University, Fresno. She is a five-year veteran of the US Navy and was stationed in Quonset Point, Rhode Island, and London, England. Meeting people from around the world and helping them learn American English is one of her abiding passions. She does line editing (which means polishing words line-by-line) for writers, attorneys, professors, graduate students, and business owners. Find her not only on Blogger but Twitter, Facebook, and at www.getsmartediting.com. Phil has years of experience in the world of computer programming. With his engineering-trained mind, he thrives on solving convoluted problems with simple, sensible, and highly effective solutions. Follow him on Twitter and at www.getsmartcomputing.com. |
| Interests | Words! Words! Words! |
| Favorite movies | To Kill a Mockingbird, Citizen Kane, Magnificent Seven, The Long Good Friday, Friendly Persuasion, House of Cards trilogy |
| Favorite music | Cleo Laine, 1920s Memphis jug bands, Eva Cassidy, Beatles, Beethoven, Sinatra, old TV themes, and the forever brilliant Stephen Sondheim |
| Favorite books | Charles Dickens, Oscar Levant, Ludovic Kennedy. Confederates in the Attic (Tony Horwitz), My Word is My Bond (Roger Moore), Apprentice (Jacques Pepin), Spilling the Beans (Clarissa Dickson-Wright), An Autobiography (Agatha Christie), A Girl from Yamhill / My Own Two Feet (Beverly Cleary), The Two of Us and Just Me (Sheila Hancock). Children's books: Corduroy (Don Freeman), Children of the Covered Wagon (Mary Jane Carr), The Borrowers (Mary Norton). |