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15 Excuses Why I Can’t Be Famous

I have many reasons for being unable to break out of anonymity. But the most telling one lies in my childhood. When I was four years old, my parents took us to the zoo. It was spring time. Somewhere around the  … Continue reading

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Tree-Like, Poem by Priyanka Makin

NOTE: This poem by Priyanka, written in 2013 in high school, floored me when I rediscovered it in the keepsake box. Proud parent thinks, Little Genius in the Makin’  As I wander through the forest, The warm sun rests on … Continue reading

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Almost a Random Accident: Are Books Doomed?

That’s why I wrote Random Accident in Sector Noah 135/56 or the story of The Last Book on Earth. I can see it coming. Can’t you? I have been in publishing since Gutenberg invented the printing press. Or rather, I … Continue reading

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Oh, Heck! Plastic Up to My Neck!

Refuse, Reuse, and Recycle That *** Plastic “Paper or plastic?” When have you heard this question lately? I haven’t. It’s “plastic, you must!” That happens to me each time when I forget my reusable bags. DETOUR to Germany. I just … Continue reading

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That’s How You Get to College

First, in preschool or kindergarten (oh, so late!), you open an aggressive 529 college savings account. Then you go to school for 12 to 14 more years. In your junior year you start looking for a college by hearsay and … Continue reading

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