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Writing Tips for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)

14 years ago

One of the most popular pages on my site -- a single page that earns about 20% of my hits…

Shakespeare Insult Kit – StumbleUpon

14 years ago

I believe I feel like a pribbling idle-headed mumble-news. (Thanks for the link, Jessica!) Tastefully Offensive | Premium Funny: Shakespeare…

Fine Tuned: An Auto-mated Romance (Part 2): Jerz Interactive Fiction Walkthrough

14 years ago

My 13yo son plays through chapter 2 of my 2001 Interactive Fiction Competition entry, Fine Tuned. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wimK7fBWBhw

My Local Paper’s Reaction to the Changes in the English Translation of the Mass

14 years ago

The local paper's headline spins the news a bit more negatively than it probably deserves. I rather enjoy the opportunity…

Girls equal in British throne succession

14 years ago

While teaching Richard II in a Shakespeare class, I had to get up to speed on the rules and customs…

Breaking News in the Classroom

14 years ago

Students collaborate on a breaking news journalism assignment. I wrote a mock police report, an official statement from a university…

John McCarthy, the father of artificial intelligence, dies at 84

14 years ago

In the mid-1950s mathematician John McCarthy issued a call for research on "Automata Studies," but the phrase was so bland…

50 Years Ago: The World in 1961 – Alan Taylor – In Focus – The Atlantic

14 years ago

A fantastic series of photos exploring the world as it was. The photo of Louie Armstrong playing his trumpet in…