Like we all know, pieces of SCIENCE FICTION somehow make their way into reality, and – in our rapidly changing world – at a faster and faster pace. The teaser in my emailed newsletter (The Download) from MIT Technology Review said something about beaming life through space . Naturally, this brought images to my mind of the … Continue reading
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Forecast Friday: They Already Know
“Every breath you take and every move you make Every bond you break, every step you take, I’ll be watching you” – Sting There’s a Wisconsin vending company offering their employees microchip implants in their finger so they can do things like make purchases, log into computers, and the like, and I don’t think they’re … Continue reading
Writing Wednesday: Measuring My Work
Goals: Market rotations (every story back out to market within a week of returning to me) still keeping up, despite a dearth of markets (I need to revamp my list of markets.) I miss the days when Duotrope Digest was free – still not sure if it’s worth five dollars a month to have access … Continue reading
Meandering Monday about the Monkeys in My Head
“Why do an infinite number of monkeys always want to type “Hamlet”? What’s wrong with “Macbeth”? Why not something by Dickens or Poe?” – Tom Knapp I’m a writer – I KNOW I am. And yet… I often find myself at a loss for words. It’s not just a matter of the right word – … Continue reading
Meandering Monday about Living with Myself
When I graduated from High School, there was only one thing I wanted to pursue as a career: I was going to be an actor. I believe I was pretty good at it, and I loved throwing myself into other characters – this would happen throughout the entire rehearsal process, to the point where traits … Continue reading
Meandering Monday about Native
Native is a funny word. When we talk about native speakers, we mean people who have been exposed to a language since close to birth and have spoken it since they could speak; it’s native to them. To expand a little further, native is something that’s with a person from their beginning – not something … Continue reading
Meandering Monday about My State of Mind
My wife and I do online surveys, and whenever they ask for demographic information, we like to clown around (to ourselves – we would NEVER answer any survey questions unseriously) (no, I really mean that.) When they ask what state we are in, we’ll joke and say CONFUSION, or DENIAL (but when we look through … Continue reading
