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Arjun Basu
Originally posted on Reading Recommendations:
I first met Arjun Basu when we both had much longer hair. He was working for a Canadian publisher and I was one of the sales reps. I remember when he first showed me the advance copy of A Prairie Alphabet , that I swooned over this beautiful children’s picture…
Making A Sound
Originally posted on patrick o'scheen:
In the proverbial forest, I fell without much of a noise. The subtle rustling of leaves, the scant passing of a single bird…no one was there except me. I’d like to think that someone has noticed my absence, my tumble, but in the face of so many posts by…
The thing about goals is …
Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
Are you finding that you aren’t achieving any of the writing goals you’ve set for yourself? Do you notice you have (valid) excuses for not being able to achieve your writing goals? Do you find yourself answering the question, “So, what are you working on?” with…
Chicken Sandwiches and the Chicken Man in Jasper’s Patricia Street Deli
Originally posted on Marathon Mouth:
Patricia Street Deli owner Glen Leitch is a fun-loving guy I’ll make things simple for you. When you walk up to the counter at Patricia Street Deli, in Jasper, Alberta, just order the chicken sandwich. Roasted on a back-wall rotisserie, the meat is moist, tender, delicious. It’s a most reasonable…
The ‘likes’ & ‘views’ Roller coaster
Originally posted on How to be a great Store Manager:
My blog is fairly new. In fact, its very new. Like most people, I’m using it as a vessel to get my writing out there, to showcase my abilities and share what I have to share. I have the WordPress App on my iPhone, on…
Jim Benford: Final Comments on Particle Beam Propulsion Posted From Centauri Dreams
Posted: 08 Sep 2014 09:56 AM PDT Our recent discussion of deep space magsails propelled by neutral particle beams inspired a lot of comments and a round of comment response from author Jim Benford. For those just joining us, Benford had studied a magsail concept developed by Alan Mole and discussed by […]