Welcome to 111 Words, by Andrew Shields

Steve Silberman (1957-2024): The Grateful Dead, journalism, the history of autism, and a lively presence on social media

Ben Rhodes, the moment between the Trump assassination attempt and the Biden withdrawal, and our moment today

German words hyphenated at the end of lines of print: “bein- / halten” and “Isotopenana- / lysen"

“Orangeade” in Marcel Proust's "Du côté de chez Swann" (1913) and the history of the word “orangeade”

The origin of “cliffhanger” and moments of excellence in Thomas Hardy’s novels

Celebrating my 23rd birthday in 1987 at Angels Camp with David Lindley, Santana, and The Grateful Dead