Posts under ‘writing’

The Visionaries Have Breached Academia

About a month ago I was preparing a streaming video player for an event at work. During downtime, the player streams old content from Michigan Television (public TV at U of M that has now been closed). In a pleasant coincidence, I happened to see an interview with Thylias Moss, an English professor at U-M [...]

Daniel Pinchbeck and the Evolver Social Movement

Back in February when Kaliptus was planning the Tryptophantasia event, his friend Salma posted an interview with him on the site Evolver.net, a new social network with the slogan “It’s our world to change.” Naturally, I signed up for the site right away (here’s my profile). I quickly learned that Evolver is connected with an [...]

The Flawed Art of Literary Rejection

In early December 2009 I submitted my lengthy essay “Indecision Over Michigan” to the Cooperative Press, a branch of the group Michigan Writers that helps emerging writers publish a chapbook in the literary genre of their choice. It’s a program intended to educate new writers on the entire publication process. As it says on their [...]

Updates Abound After a Ridiculously Busy Fall

Man, it’s been a crazy fall. Every year that season feels less… “autumnal,” in the peaceful, calming sense of coming down from the highs of summer. And now all of a sudden the “holiday season” is upon us. I’ve never had to force myself into a Christmas state of mind the way I have this [...]