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Jan.28.2012
In teaching Ray Bradbury's landmark short story "A Sound of Thunder" to 98 sophomores this fall, I was bemused to learn that for today's average teen, the phrase "the butterfly effect" evokes more conversation about Ashton Kutcher than about the concept of time travel. Not surprisingly, my students...
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Oct.26.2011
The food fight is on. I'm losing. I'm at 'home' (funny how it became home as I was traveling on my final leg to stay with my Mom). She has made spaghetti and meatballs with spare ribs and garlic toast. Had it waiting for me when I arrived at 9 PM. She also had two boxes of Krispy Kremes awaiting me...
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Oct.05.2009
I'm a devotee of the great science fiction writer Connie Willis. I mean, really devoted, as in I would like to be her, as a writer, if I could. No one is better at plot, at humor, at science blended with story, at high concept, low concept, romantic comedy or apocalyptic disasters, than Connie. ...
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