An Advanced Course in Practical History
The librarian smiled. “That’s the book you need, no doubt.”
Latest
The Sad Life of Jeremy Day
She is currently screaming obscenities at him while police shove her into the back of their squad car.
Newsletter
How Are You Handling the Holidays?
The holidays can be complex, and we all experience them differently. Here's a bit about what I've been up to as we move toward the final round of holidays in 2022.
News
Okay, So the AI is Coming for Creative Workers. But, Is That the Real Problem?
Or, is the problem with AI something subtler and more pervasively insidious (a brief rant).
Technology
The Raspberry Pi Advent Calendar that Dispenses Chocolate!
The modern Raspberry Pi + LEGO approach to Advent calendars is awesome.
Boots Like Drumbeats
“You! We’re looking for a vagrant. Boy, about ten.”
Flash Fiction
Strangers
He imagined saying “Help” to a passerby.
How Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth Tells Us Who the Badguys Are
All the problems of our world can be summed up in one sentence: a theme found in every myth across the world.
Flash Fiction
The Beginning or the End?
The hospital was just ahead now, pearly white in the rain’s fog.
Newsletter
Late lies the wintry sun a-bed...
Between the noise of modern life and the solemnity of winter, there is balance to be found.
Flash Fiction
Who Watches the Watcher Who Watches?
“Always the same thing. God-damned awful shows. Who makes this stuff? Who watches this? Pandering to the lowest common denominator.”
Flash Fiction
The Cat-Guard
The night before Christmas, the cat was especially perturbed. The sounds from inside the wall were louder than normal, more insistent than…