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Feeling Silly

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , , on June 25, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“If people did not sometimes do silly things, nothing intelligent would ever get done.”

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

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A Peek Into This Writer’s Brain

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , , on June 21, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Birds are sky fish!

Just saying.

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It’s Good to Have Goals, Book Edition

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , , on June 15, 2024| Leave a Comment »

I recently signed up for artist Louisa Pressler’s newsletter. Because someday, I’d love to have her illustrate one of my books.

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A Puzzle

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , on June 5, 2024| 1 Comment »

We watched Knives Out: Glass Onion a while ago and enjoyed it, but thinking back, what I remember most are the puzzle boxes. In the movie’s opening scenes, each of our main characters receives a wooden box with multiple layers of old-school encryption. Each layer is a mystery that must be solved before it can be opened. 

Here’s an example:

While these particular boxes are next level, how on earth, I wondered, are puzzle boxes made?

You too? 

Now we need wonder no more.

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Why Should Bots Have All the Fun?

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , on June 3, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“I want Al to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for Al to do my art and writing so that I can do my laundry and dishes.”

— Joanna Maciejewska

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Climate Futures Contest

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on June 1, 2024| 1 Comment »

Are you the sort of writer who can imagine a better future? Do you care about the climate? This may be the contest for you!

Imagine 2200 climate fiction contest 2024: Submit your story | Grist

Imagine 2200 is an invitation to writers from all over the globe to imagine a future in which solutions to the climate crisis flourish and help bring about radical improvements to our world. We dare you to dream anew… 

In 2,500 to 5,000 words, show us the world you dream of building…

There is no cost to enter. Submissions close June 24, 2024, 11:59 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time.

Here’s an example of a climate positive / “hey, maybe we will get out of this alive“ story:

Fishy by Alice Towey – Clarkesworld Magazine

I enjoyed it. Because I too dare to dream.

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Hello Cello

Posted in Entertainment, tagged , , , , on May 31, 2024| Leave a Comment »

A few moments of beauty on this Friday afternoon: Sheku Kanneh-Mason plays Saint-Saëns’ The Swan | The Kid Should See This.

The video won’t embed for whatever reason but it’s available via the article above.

Enjoy!

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Stop Worrying

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , on May 18, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“You probably wouldn’t worry about what people think of you if you could know how seldom they do.”

— David Foster Wallace

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Better than Ever

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , on May 16, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“I don’t believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be.”

— Ken Venturi

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Up From the Depths of Time

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , , , on May 14, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Once upon a time, children, before mass production and digital copies and backups and cloud synching, it was possible to wipe a thing from the world completely.

Or maybe not? Here’s a fun story about business feuds and artistic obsession!

Remnants of a Legendary Typeface Have Been Rescued From the River Thames

The depths of the river Thames in London hold many unexpected stories, gleaned from the recovery of prehistoric tools, Roman pottery, medieval jewelry, and much more besides. Yet the tale of the lost (and since recovered) Doves typeface is surely one of the most peculiar.

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