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.

6 min read Dec 18

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).

2 min read Dec 18

Technology

The Raspberry Pi Advent Calendar that Dispenses Chocolate!

The modern Raspberry Pi + LEGO approach to Advent calendars is awesome.

3 min read Dec 15

Flash Fiction

Boots Like Drumbeats

“You! We’re looking for a vagrant. Boy, about ten.”

1 min read Dec 15

Flash Fiction

Strangers

He imagined saying “Help” to a passerby.

1 min read Dec 13

Mythology

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.

4 min read Dec 13

Flash Fiction

The Beginning or the End?

The hospital was just ahead now, pearly white in the rain’s fog.

1 min read Dec 12

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.

8 min read Dec 11

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.”

1 min read Dec 9

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…

1 min read Dec 8

3D Printing

3D Printer Review: The Anycubic Kobra Plus

What makes Anycubic’s Kobra Plus the perfect printer for beginners and enthusiasts alike?

8 min read Dec 8

Flash Fiction

Wanted for the Blacklist

“Known Copylefters, Mr. Salmon. Dangerous people who don’t believe in, or respect, Corporate rights.”

1 min read Dec 7