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by Matthew Driscoll In the previous post, Writing for Fun , I shared a sneak peak of the script for Episode 1 of Between Shifts. Now the story continues. Episode 2 is ready. Here is the second episode of "Between Shifts". Between Shifts Chapter 1 Episode 2 Miguel’s phone let out a joyful melody, the same one he heard at the end of every shift. He rushed through the final boxes of his shift reports haphazardly with the small sliver of attention he had left. The uneven plod o

by Matthew Driscoll Recently, I asked a good friend of mine to help me illustrate a webcomic series. Here’s what I learned from the experience. I like writing fiction. Since I started my business program at NCU a couple of years ago, I have been writing only the driest papers. There’s no romance or danger or anything in these peer-reviewed business journals. There’s plenty of substance but no dessert! And I missed dessert. At some point, I had gotten distracted and given up o

by Matthew Driscoll I recently started learning Tagalog with our teacher, Andrea. The first one was an experimental lesson to see if it could be done. Spoiler alert: it can be done. We started with greetings, and I immediately started stumbling. Why is it that I can memorize the entire script of Star Wars IV, but “ magandang umaga ” was too much for my working memory? Whatever the reason, it was true. Lucky for me, Andrea is a patient teacher. A couple of things stand out to

Have you ever noticed that people speak differently when there's money involved? Business English is used around the world every day as a lingua franca, and having a mastery of business English allows you to access more opportunities by participating in English-speaking communities. Even more, appearing naive to the culture surrounding that language can earn you unfavorable treatment and exclusion from lucrative social networks. So what's the solution? Study business English!