Spring Break
Sugar, sparklers, and screaming. First day (night) of Spring Break in the books.
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House of Nepenthe
Vinestead engineer Ken Barnes has been shot, and he wakes in a digital hospice built from his own memories—a place to settle his affairs, say his goodbyes, and die with dignity. Except something inside the hospice is broken, and Ken's peaceful farewell is curdling into a torment he can't wake up from. Now he has to reach the outside world, or face a fate worse than death.
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See Chy Swim
This is the face of a dog who does not know when to quit. Granted, it had been a long time since the last time she got to swim at the lake, but she absolutely would not stop. Not for water. Not for food. Not to chase the other dogs
Books
We Don't Talk About Louis Sachar's Works in Progress (And Neither Does He)
For the first three years of his life, my son has enjoyed classic books like Goodnight Moon, The Pout-Pout Fish, and The Going to Bed Book. More recently, I've been trying to expose him to more mature books like The Ghost on Saturday Night, My Teacher Fried
For My Fellow Readers
The Broken Promise of Synthetic Transcendence
by Aiden Haefer | Banks Media Productions | 01.15.2035 There’s nothing special about the Plummer Tower on the corner of Fountain and Gardner in Hollywood, California. It has a modern design of black windows on a gray grid and stands fifty stories tall. From the outside, you wouldn’t
Books
Now I'm Everywhere, Josh
I no longer have a bookshelf. I still have many of the same books, but now they’re all digital. Assuming my Kindle is charged, the Internet is working, and Amazon hasn’t recalled the book or closed my account, I can read almost any title I want at any
For My Fellow Readers
You and I, Arjuna, have lived many lives
I remember them all, you do not remember. This post was originally published July 1, 2013. The info may still be relevant, but who can say for sure? Jeff Winston was on the phone with his wife when he died. I was only nine or ten when I picked up
Writing
How Perception of Mind Drives Continuity
Last week, I read this great article about the Sally-Anne Experiment written by Esther Inglis-Arkell over at io9.com. In it, Inglis-Arkell describes the experiment and the effect it has had on modern psychology. Two characters, Sally and Anne, stand onstage. Sally has a basket. Anne has