The Writer’s Worst Nightmare

I've just lost the final revision of my novel-in-progress. Irretrievable. I picture it spinning away into the digital void like...

09 July, 2019
The Whiteboard Scam

If you are a teacher, you are familiar with the "whiteboard," also called the "dry erase board." It has replaced...

23 October, 2014
Why I Love Tin Tin

I was twenty when I first read the Tin Tin comic strip. I found it in a small shop that...

19 March, 2014
What I Have to Say to Mr. Nader

Recently, I’ve received a letter from Ralph Nader. He wants to know my thoughts on technology because, years ago, he...

18 December, 2013
Victims of Technology

Baltimore's last video rental store, Video American, is about to close. I don't want it to go away, but at...

03 September, 2013
Drummer Girl

The Next Big Thing is a game of literary tag. Susan McCallum, a writer I admire much, tagged me to...

29 November, 2012
The Music in My Head

I solved a musical mystery today. The mystery was this: every time I visited a certain bathroom at my place...

27 March, 2012
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