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August 6, 2014
She May Never Read This
My Mom wont get on Facebook. She doesn’t text or tweert. I suspect that she rarely, if ever, actually clicks through on her laptop to this blog. But that’s okay, she’s my mother and I still love her despite her on-line will’s-and-wont’s.
But you guys should click on over to a monthly feature at SF Signal called Mind Meldwhere your’s truly is featured amongst many other respectable wordsmiths for the August question “What is your favorite childhood memory of a library or bookstore?” My Mom, pee...
August 4, 2014
How to turn small talk into smart conversation
This has the potential to revolutionize dialogue too. I’m re-blogging because I want to refer to this in the future.
Originally posted on ideas.ted.com:
Tips from a comedian and a journalist onthe art of going from small talk to big ideas — all summer long.
Imagine almost any situation where two or more people are gathered—a wedding reception, a job interview, two off-duty cops hanging out in a Jacuzzi.
What do these situations have in common? Almost all of them involve people tryin...
August 3, 2014
An Interview with Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas
Great interview from LRR
Originally posted on the Little Red Reviewer:
Ya’ll know Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, right? Even if you’re not sure if you know who they are, I’ll bet you know their work. Editors of Apex Magazine, Chicks Dig Time Lords, Glitter and Mayhem, Queers Dig Time Lords, among others, it’s no surprise these two amazingly talented editors have a brand new project up their sleeve.
Lynne and Michael were kind enough to answer a few of my questions about...
July 31, 2014
Dispatches From The Future (B-List)
Since I started the Dispatches I’ve been getting a minor bump in readership. That’s a good thing. Nothing like what I expect should I bleed on the blog about my seizures, but a bump nonetheless. That’s something because its not about me breaking down. Those reads are about me making something.
Also, it should be noted that I’m opening this up.I’ve written a couple so far and I’d like to see what you guys might have up your sleaves. Rules? Simple. There aresome great examples of what I’m lookin...
July Trail Runner Blog Symposium
About two-thirds of the way through the month I wrote Yitka at Trail Runner magazine. The topic announcement for the July editionof the Trail Runner Blog Symposiumwas seemingly stuck back in June. She replied, offered her apologies and mentioned that they were over committed for July and that they’d be skipping this month.
I don’t feel let down by this at all. July is one of those months in the trail running community when everything tends to happen all at once. Speed Goat, Hard Rock, too much...
July 30, 2014
Dispatches From The Future (B-List)
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Industrial Conclave, Union of Free Businesses 27247
Certain 2047 through 2049 Model Year Praxus
Potential Selective Behavior with Autonomous Navigation Systems
Safety Recall Campaign (Interim Notice)
VIN: ##################
Dear Toyota Owner:
This notice is being sent to you in accordance with the requirements of the International Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act. Toyota has concluded that a defect exists within your vehicle’s...
July 29, 2014
Dispatches From The Future (B-List)
PopSci recently debuted a collection of very short shorts from “Ten of the brightest minds in science fiction.” It’s a very worthy read if you’ve got a couple of minutes to kill. Lots of humor packed into very few words. Plus, I love the idea. In part, because I love short stories. In part, because I love flash fiction. Also, writing something is a whole lot more fun than vacuuming or revisions, and that’s what I’ll be doing otherwise. So I’m turning it into a writing exercise right here on F...
July 25, 2014
Living with it
Anger mostly, an inability to recognize emotions, dissociativeepisodes, seizures, obsessive behavior, and plenty of other problems, but mostly anger. Those are some of the reasons I prefer not to write about my experiences. However, that said, there have been a number of events in my life that have compelled me to boththink a lot more about living with PTSD and PNES.
Start with the panel that got me writing about disability, I tried to keep that discussion focused on living with seizures. I wa...
An Opportunity
“The Gulf Stream” a 1899 oil painting by Winslow Homer
Since I woke this morning I have felt assaulted by the world. The radio news is about people doing inhuman things to each other. Taking Tess into the office this morning was just a long succession of getting passed, dangerously, on the right despite the fact that cruise control was set to 70 while driving in a 60. Even at the coffee shop humanity was doing itslevel best to provoke a negative response from me.
I didn’t recognize this until,...
July 24, 2014
Game-o-the-day
It’s easy and fun to play.Today we’ll be pointing out salient facts about popular children’s programs that when viewed objectively will ruin the show. For instance:
The Smurfs is the blue version of Peoples Temple Agricultural Project #gameoday—
Matthew Thyer (@FeetForBrains) July 24, 2014
Make sure you include the hashtag #gameoday. Game on!
