Eric P Nichols's Writings
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Short Story
Jul.04.2008
Work in Progress
CHAPTER ONELawnmower
Phil Leggett peered through the porthole in the side door of the Nyquist's garage. As usual, Ratchet was at his father's workbench, hunched in utter concentration over his latest dubious experiment, oblivious to the world around him. Phil knew he was taking his life in his hands just being near the guy, but at least he wasn't boring. ...
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Article
Jun.02.2008
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Setting Up Your Very Own Ham Radio Station in Your Bedroom, Garage, Attic, Basement, or Perambulator
You’ll notice that there is no Chapter Thirteen in this Opus of Amateur Radio Knowledge and Lore. This is not to be interpreted to mean that the author is superstitious in any manner whatsoever. However, since this tome deals with lore as...
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Poem
May.24.2008
With the
same joy
as someone
who'd just
discovered a
brand new
bodily function,
she comes
running into
my lab,
You've got
to see
this! I
gaze back
into her
magnified myopia.
What is
it this
time? No,
I really
mean it!
I sigh.
This better
be good.
It is!
Trust me
She says as she breathlessly unscrolls a chart with...
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Article
May.21.2008
1) "That's the last time I'll ever pet a lion!" Tom said, offhandedly.
2) "I'm never anywhere on time," Tom related.
3) "I can't believe I ate that whole pineapple!" Tom said, Dolefully.
4) "I'll never sleep on the railroad tracks again!" Tom said, beside himself.
5) "I'll have to send that telegram again,"...
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Short Story
Apr.23.2008
Excerpt from novel in progress
CHAPTER ONE
Recruiting
Vengeance Toy rolled out of her hammock with a groan and shuffled across the threadbare carpet toward the bathroom. The mirror was a rude awakening. Much to her horror, Venny discovered she was wearing a dark lavendar fake satin blouse complemented by chartreuse bell-bottom pants festooned with whimsical yellow daisies. To add...
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Article
Apr.17.2008
Upcoming tome
CHAPTER ONE
Safety First
After reading that marvelous best-seller, The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn and Hal Iggulden, I seriously considered omitting this chapter in its entirety, or at least relegating it to some lower rung on the totem pole. There is an inescapable law when it comes to innovation. Like most of the principles radio amateurs live under...
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Article
Apr.16.2008
The City-State of Silicon Valley
By
Eric P. Nichols
Fancying myself somewhat of a connoisseur of unconventional thought, I have sometimes ruminated on whether Silicon Valley could have grown anywhere else. In fact, Silicon Valley has grown in much the same manner as one might grow a silicon wafer. One must have the purest ingredients, the cleanest...
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About Eric
I was born and raised in Silicon Valley (back when it was Vacuum Tube Valley), practically "right down the barrel" of the Stanford Linear Accelerator. I have always been a science geek. In 1976, the call of the wild brought me to the wilds of Alaska...
Connections
Causes Eric Nichols Supports
Free Burma Rangers, Partners Ministries (Thailand), Literacy council of Alaska, Access Alaska.
Eric’s Favorite Books
Hunt for Red October, Fondling your Muse, The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Buy Jupiter, Letters from Earth, Joy Luck Club, 200 Meters and Down, Six Easy Pieces,...
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