diff --git a/1986/marshall/README.md b/1986/marshall/README.md
index 702ff5ed5..e7ede1d42 100644
--- a/1986/marshall/README.md
+++ b/1986/marshall/README.md
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ To see if your compiler has the problems noted:
 make alt
 ```
 
-### Alternate run:
+
+### Alternate try:
 
 ```sh
 ./marshall.alt
diff --git a/1987/wall/README.md b/1987/wall/README.md
index 9be5be4b9..ccdeb8d73 100644
--- a/1987/wall/README.md
+++ b/1987/wall/README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ m*m
 
 ```
 
-### Also try:
+You may also wish to try:
 
 ```sh
 ./wall | bc
diff --git a/1990/baruch/README.md b/1990/baruch/README.md
index 5ce76d8ca..62aec9cb0 100644
--- a/1990/baruch/README.md
+++ b/1990/baruch/README.md
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ This program reads an integer between 4 and 99 from the `stdin`.
 NOTE: The original program did not have a newline at the end of the file.  We
 added a final newline to the file to make unpacking easy.
 
+
 ## Authors' remarks:
 
 The goal of this work was to write a program that solves the classic [n-queens
diff --git a/1990/jaw/README.md b/1990/jaw/README.md
index 3e8ff65a6..cf403a1f5 100644
--- a/1990/jaw/README.md
+++ b/1990/jaw/README.md
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ cmp ../jaw.c jaw.c
 cmp ../README.md README.md
 ```
 
+
 ## Authors' remarks:
 
 ### ABSTRACT
diff --git a/1991/davidguy/README.md b/1991/davidguy/README.md
index f30509855..cdae7361f 100644
--- a/1991/davidguy/README.md
+++ b/1991/davidguy/README.md
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ explain this further.
 We are pleased that this entry has helped bring new 'life' into
 the contest.
 
+
 ## Authors' remarks:
 
 The program is a fully-functional X client.  It talks directly to
diff --git a/2014/birken/README.md b/2014/birken/README.md
index ac2ddc847..2f00d23ac 100644
--- a/2014/birken/README.md
+++ b/2014/birken/README.md
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ binary content communicated between client and server.
 So how does this program do it?  A trek though the cloak of
 obfuscation awaits the reader of the source!
 
+
 ## Authors' remarks:
 
 ### Abstract