Life's been rough. It's been rough in the past, but this has been very lonely in its roughness, so it's rather unique in comparison. I want very much to listen to Norbert, to hear his mostly unfair banter with Gill and watch him make pickles with his plunger. I want to hear him talk lovingly … Continue reading When Love Is Not Enough
This past week, I was sitting in the corner of the student center, feeling rather grumpy as I worked difficult integrals when, lo and behold, there was one that could be done with a Weierstrass substitution, and it completely made my day. Readers of my blog will know I have a tendency to be rather … Continue reading Mr. Darcy
In half-hearted nod to self-improvement, I started growing salt crystals in an attempt to improve my patience. It was not a pleasant experience. Anyone who knows me also knows I basically have the patience of a mosquito. I'm not sure if I was always this bad or if my stint in business made it thus. … Continue reading Salt of the Mind
I've been thinking a lot about Tesla recently. About a month ago the internet announced that lightning creates positrons, which had me wondering if that means you could produce antimatter from a Tesla coil. That's how I started thinking of Tesla, and he's been hanging around in the subconscious as I considered (and eventually decided) … Continue reading When a Pigeon Answers Your Blog
When I wrote The Merman's Mark, I had no idea that in a few years the internet would erupt with a legitimate (?) "flat earth" controversy. As readers will know, the world of my books consist of two flat disks within a geode, like the faces of a bulging cylinder encased in a crystal, water-covered … Continue reading A Flat World
