No hidden messages...

~ clear, simple, direct, unembellished; that's what we want, is it not?

Writing - as with any form of communication, can be direct and clear - but that’s not the half of it, is it?

Is the recipient paying attention, and they then listening to what we say, or are they listing selectively - to hear what they want to hear and ignoring anything that sounds like anything else?

No, I’m not talking about what we see on our TV news, as talking heads representing real heads of politicians and celebrities; they have their spin, what they are saying and why they are saying it …