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The World Without Email

You’ve got mail. Wait, actually, you don’t. That’s the situation we’re examining in today’s edition of “The World Without.” No Yahoo, no Gmail, no Outlook, nuthin’. In a world without email… …We’d Communicate Via Raven There are more efficient methods of long-distance communication, including but not limited to text message, phone call, or even my […]

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A Dad’s Review of Disney on Ice

It wasn’t as cold as I thought it would be. That’s the first note from my experience at Disney on Ice. My wife Sara and I took our daughter Sasha to the show last month, and Sara’s sister Michaela joined us. We drove to the MVP Arena, formerly the Times Union Center, formerly the Pepsi Center, […]

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The World Without The Who

Full disclosure, reader: This won’t be an objective piece. Not that any entry in this series has been (or will be). Still, I thought I should state that upfront, because when it comes to this subject, I am entirely biased. The Who is my all-time favorite band. Though I’d rather never contemplate a world without […]

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The World Without the Who

Full disclosure, reader: This won’t be an objective piece. Not that any entry in this series has been (or will be). Still, I thought I should state that upfront, because when it comes to this subject, I am entirely biased. The Who is my all-time favorite band. Though I’d rather never contemplate a world without […]

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“If Pages Could Blush”: The Story Behind the Story

This story began in my car. Well, it technically began with an anthology. But not the anthology you’ll read it in. You know what? Let’s back up a bit. There’s a story behind every story, and today, I’d like to tell you the tale of my latest. It’s Called “If Pages Could Blush” …And it appears in Unidentified […]

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I Survived NaNoWriMo (More or Less)

30 days, 50,000 words, and one sorta-finished story. That’s what happened last month for NaNoWriMo. The Stats Being a sports fan, I always enjoy a few well-placed stats. So here are a few, just for you: Final word count: 50,014 Highest daily word count: 2,280 on the 23rd Lowest daily word count: 130 on the […]

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I’m Halfway Through NaNoWriMo 2022, And…

If NaNoWriMo was a baseball season, this would be my mid-season slump. Just check out my graph… Why the sudden decline? Several reasons: My wife and I traveled to Yankee Stadium to see our alma mater, Ithaca College, crush our arch rivals, Cortland University, in the annual Cortaca Jug football game. Let’s go Bombers! I […]

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I’m Joining NaNoWriMo 2022

I succeeded once, failed once, and now I’ll be doing one or the other again. NaNoWriMo, here I come! That stands for National Novel Writing Month, by the way. It begins today and ends when November does. My mission: To write a 50,000-word manuscript in 30 days. Last Time Last time I tried NaNoWriMo was […]

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A Muggle Parent’s Questions About Academics at Hogwarts

Dear Hogwarts Admissions Office, My name is Kyle Massa and the only magic I know is the trading card game. Nonetheless, I’m considering sending my daughter to your school, provided you can answer some quick questions. First, what’s the approximate mortality rate among students? I ask because the brochure mentions giant spiders in the woods, […]

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The World Without Coffee

The world without coffee is, I must say, a horrifying alternate reality. However, here in the World Without series, we don’t avoid difficult topics. We examine them head-on, with courage, humor, and, fortunately, caffeine. So get ready, people. In a world without coffee… …We’d Live in The Hunger Games Coffee contains caffeine, which is the chief […]

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