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Pirates, pirates everywhere

For the last two months, my life has been ruled by pirates. This isn’t something I’ve wanted a lot of people to know, but now I’m coming clean. Stacked on my desk are half a dozen books on the subject, each one outlining the nefarious deeds of men like Captain Kidd,...

Arthur Slade’s monstrous podcasts

Writers are always looking for new ways to connect with their readers. This is especially so for many children’s writers, who spend much of their time visiting schools and giving readings to students. In the past, websites have been a great way for readers to...

Opening my Office

With the arrival of my new computer, one of my goals is to move away from Windows and run Linux (at least for my work related activities.) Right now, I’m too busy to really start the shift, but that doesn’t mean I can’t sample the joys of open...

Goodbye 166

Part of the silence around here has been due to the anticipated arrival of my new computer. My old one (and I mean old – Pentium 166 old!) just couldn’t handle doing anything more than creating Word documents. Posting to blogger (or any blog software)...

Two month update?

Okay, so here’s the deal: First it was a computer glitch that hid my posts deep within the server. Then it was work – a lot of work, which is never a bad thing. Unless, you have a blog and you’re like me and you don’t even want to look at a...