In researching a book on silence I found there were two types of silence that are vitally important to us, both as writers and as social animals. One I thought of as absolute. This can be the worst ...

One I thought of as absolute. This can be the worst kind of silence. As the AIDS slogan goes, Silence = Death. Sound is a manifestation of life. Only when you are dead is your body truly silent.

The term “crickets” is often used when someone asks a question and gets no response. Crickets has come to mean absolute silence; no communication. This expression was derived from the cinematic ...