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Pride of Lions
“Storms are, by nature, and among other things, scary, awesome, chaotic, terrible and beautiful all at the same time. My personal theory is that you cannot look at a storm brewing and not feel anything stirring in your gut. Likewise, in going through an art gallery, the masterpieces that have stopping power are not unlike [...]
And now, a little bit of powerdorkery…
Longtime readers of this blog — and anyone who had to sit through a meeting with me in the late Nineties and early Aughts — might remember my enthusiasm for a little Apple device called the Newton. I won’t go into it’s history here, but I absolutely loved the Newton. It was a great tool [...]
The Trouble with Reading
A few days ago my daughter finally got around to reading the copy of Matt Phelan’s “The Storm in the Barn “ that she got for her birthday. It’s a great story and she really enjoyed it, which made me happy. I went down into my office to find something else for her to read, [...]
Enemies and Friends
In all honesty, I didn’t plan on taking a Summer Hiatus — So consider this a little bit of catch-up, with a couple of very important announcements about what’s coming in the next month or so.
On New Ideas and the Perils of Watercress
Well, it’s been a while. Lying in bed a few weeks back I found myself drifting in and out of a vague dream about a clone on the run from some sort of shadowy government agency. In my half-waking mind, the components of a story started to come together. Upon waking, I was surprised to [...]
Lockput
I escape with my life after the afternoon writing workshop and head back over to the hotel to primp and prepare for opening night. No jitters, not worried at all. The faculty potluck is a bigger concern than the show, oddly enough. I shouldn’t have worried. Everyone is very hospitable and kind and in a [...]
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