How the Web was Won
It’s 2020, my flying car is charging outside, and I’m typing this post using my Arco Telekinetic Knowledge Transcription Helmet. After the decades of intellectual… Read More »How the Web was Won
Writing
I blog about technology, education, participation and so on, but I also have a deep love of creative writing. This category includes posts on my extracurricular writing endeavors and articles I’ve written that are more unrelated than related to education, technology or the rest of the themes here.
Unfocused, yet fully awesome blog post
It’s Tuesday, I usually blog on Tuesdays, so here is a blogpost about not writing a blogpost. A lot of stuff has been going on,… Read More »Unfocused, yet fully awesome blog post
Scrivener Review
Sequestered in a hotel room, I’ve been writing. Last week, my creative lull was unbearable, but towards the end of the week, it completely reversed… Read More »Scrivener Review
Creative Lull
It’s so strange, actually, that a creative person can be creative in one moment and not in the next. Yesterday I had an extremely productive… Read More »Creative Lull
Death of “Death to America”?
Ok, so Osama Bin Laden is “dead”, so they say. He probably is, don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying it’s a conspiracy and that… Read More »Death of “Death to America”?
Distract, don’t retract
Did you recently say something that wasn’t totally kosher? Have a moment where your verbal diarrhea got the best of you and you opened your… Read More »Distract, don’t retract
Restructuring
I knew a first draft was just that, but going back and rereading my first draft is like pulling out teeth. Everything is out of… Read More »Restructuring
Deleted Paragraphs
Thought I should share some cuts, excerpts that don’t make the mustard or whatever: I’m a faker, you see. Everything about me is a lie.… Read More »Deleted Paragraphs
Thanks, I needed that!
I just read this post and I’m reposting it here because it needs to be done. How often do you hear someone admit that they… Read More »Thanks, I needed that!
I almost drowned in 5 inches of water and other reasons I can’t be productive today.
I almost drowned in five inches of water a few minutes ago. It seems unlikely for a fully formed adult without any physical disabilities, but… Read More »I almost drowned in 5 inches of water and other reasons I can’t be productive today.