NaNoWriMo wrap-up
– ON WRITING -November is a rotten time to be attempting such a feat. It’s a short month, filled with distractions. During the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend, for example, people who actually have lives might be living them.
How d'ya you like them apples?
– ON WRITING – As we pick our words and our apples, we should remember that they can become so much more when they inspire others to be creative.
Tracey O'Shaughnessy collections
– REVIEW – This is writing in color, a rarity among the ink-stained grunts of the newspaper world (this reviewer included).
Bubble Wrap begins
– HISTORY – Bubble Wrap failed as wallpaper and insulation before its inventors struck on the idea of packaging. Excerpt from nomination of Alfred W. Fielding and Marc A. Chavannes to National Inventors Hall of Fame.