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... and one game. 27 Aug 2013 | 05:08 am
I'm not a gamer, and most of the games I could play on my iPhone would hurt my hands and arms. So I'm very happy to have discovered Flutter, which is technically a game but doesn't feel like one. It f...
"The Nantucketer, he alone resides and rests on the sea." 25 Aug 2013 | 05:50 am
For years he knows not the land; so that when he comes to it at last, it smells like another world, more strangely than the moon would to an Earthsman. With the landless gull, that at sunset folds her...
Cabin Pressure 22 Aug 2013 | 10:02 am
*intercom dings* First Officer Douglas Richardson (voiced by Roger Allam): Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. We're now about halfway through our flight from Hong Kong to Limerick, and I just though...
Writing Homework 18 Aug 2013 | 11:04 pm
Greetings from the back of beyond, dear readers. I love Deborah Kaplan's recent post called "Writing Homework for You, My Loyal Readers." Last fall, Deborah and Amy Stern co-taught the fantasy course...
A Book, Plus, Some Resources on How to Talk about Things When You Know You'll Never Agree 10 Aug 2013 | 03:07 am
It's birthday month on the blog, but life this summer has been so jam-packed (in all the best ways) that I haven't given much time to blogging. So. Um. Happy birthday, everyone, including me. :o) In ...
A Musical Quiz for You 2 Aug 2013 | 03:04 am
Recently, I organized some tickets for an upcoming concert. A friend sent a check in the mail to pay for her ticket. Above is her accompanying note. Can you guess what we're going to see/hear? Now I'...
Questions about Magic 30 Jul 2013 | 05:29 am
I have just been watching the most beautiful show of clouds and light in the sky. I was being very selfish and didn't take any pictures, but here are a couple of pictures from the other day. It was w...
Dragon for Mac: No. 26 Jul 2013 | 05:06 am
I try not to make my blog Whinge Central, but this information might actually be helpful for some of you out there. So: I'm sure Dragon Dictate's latest version of dictation software for Mac users (by...
Bulgarian Katsa 24 Jul 2013 | 11:30 pm
My Bulgarian publisher, Emas Publishing, has released Graceling, and their cover is one of my favorites. I particularly like the grim color scheme, only broken up by the subtle colors of Katsa's eyes....
The Inception Trailer Redubbed in A Cappella 21 Jul 2013 | 01:47 am
I have many deep and meaningful thoughts to blog, but I've been too busy doing important things like eating a double-decker peanut butter, banana, and honey sandwich while sitting in a kayak in the mi...
