These are my concord grape vines – the grapes were delicious and the fall colors awesome (you can read about my grape jelly escapades here ) There seems to be enough interest to pursue this. What I’d like to know next is when is a good time? I’d like to do it twice a month …
Authors In Our Midst
Calling All Writers
The view from my office: I have been toying with an idea since Authors in Our Midst. I really enjoyed the comments on those threads and it seemed like we had a lot of people who were in progress on some writing project or another. Do we have enough interest to start a writing …
More Things in Heaven and Earth
So the most shocking news of the year may turn out (for me, at least) to have nothing to do with the election. It’s that Christopher Marlowe has been officially credited as coauthor of some of Shakespeare’s plays: Shakespeare may have had a little more help than previously suspected. The New Oxford Shakespeare edition of …
Writing Productivity Class and Meet Ups (NY & NJ) Comin’ Atcha!
Hey Everyone – I’m going to bigfoot myself to announce that I’m teaching an online writing-productivity class starting 10/31. It’s great for any writer (creative, academic, business, etc.) trying to boost his or her output, overcome procrastination and perfectionism, and/or finish a project. (Actually for anyone with those goals, in any field, but the examples …
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Congrats to Tom! (Open Thread)
Our own Tom Levenson’s “The Hunt for Vulcan” has been short-listed for the Royal Society prize for science books. As Joe Biden might say, that’s a big fucking deal! Tom, to say you class up this joint is an understatement on the order of calling Donald Trump “mildly disagreeable.” Congratulations, man! H/T: Valued commenter Scav.
Unconscious Bias and the “Oh Shit” Moment
Valued commenter CMM, a former police officer, published an article at Raw Story on the role unconscious bias plays in the split-second decisions cops make to use deadly force — the “oh shit” moment where life and death can hang in the balance. With her permission, here’s an excerpt: [T]he incidents of the last week …
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Authors In Our Midst: The Final Chapter
…at least for now. We have quite the potpourri this time. First up is something completely different. A podcast I really thought some of you would enjoy. Uncanny Country: Kind of like 21st century Twilight Zone episodes. This quirky, darkly comic, Southwestern-flavored anthology brings you a new paranormal audio play every month. Sit back, relax, and …