Dear Mr. Geary: Good question. I tend to think of it as the difference between a script and a play. A script doesn't become a play in my book until it's been transmuted through the collaborative ...

Once in a while, when a conversation with someone I care about takes an unexpected turn that is not to my liking, I am tempted to stand up and yell "C-U-U-U-U-T!" "Excuse me," I imagine myself ...