The second part of our interview with Cully Long and Brett Rogers, puzzley geocachers in New York! [ Download mp3 – 21 MB ] 00:54 – the exciting conclusion!01:05 – (thanks to Larry Hosken for various things)01:45 – how is…
Year: 2011
Friday Flash Fiction: “Question of the Day”
As noted elsewhere, the inspiration for this piece came to me in a dream. I’m still trying to figure out how to expand it into a longer story without ruining it… Read “Question of the Day” at 512 Words or…
SnoutCast #77: “Geocaching, Part 1”
This week (and next), we talk to New Yorkers Brett Rogers and Cully Long about the fascinating world of geocaching! [ Download mp3 – 22 MB ] 00:00 – teaser: a conversation with Corby01:17 – “geographic”01:30 – what is geocaching?02:45…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Kangaroo Fails”
As noted elsewhere, this week’s story is an excerpt from the novel I’m currently rewriting. So don’t worry if some things don’t completely make sense. Read “Kangaroo Fails” at 512 Words or Fewer ALSO: You still have just two days…
QuoteBusters: Harry Potter vs. Twilight
“Harry Potter is all about confronting fears, finding inner strength and doing what is right in the face of adversity … Twilight is about how important it is to have a boyfriend.”— Robin Browne This bon mot has been making…
SnoutCast #76: “One Calendar To Rule Them All”
A conversation with Dan Egnor, purveyor of PuzzleHuntCalendar.com! [ Download mp3 – 28 MB ] 00:59 – “calendrical”02:42 – whence PuzzleHuntCalendar.com?06:55 – what does not appear on the calendar?11:20 – who can edit the calendar?14:14 – has the site changed…
The End is Near… for the Clarion 2011 Write-a-Thon
This is it! The sixth and final week of the Clarion UCSD workshop, and also the last days when you can donate to this year’s Write-a-Thon. Why should you care? I can’t say it any better than Mishell Baker already…
Write-a-Thon 2011, Day 32: movin’ right along
(LJ is still sucking wind–for me, anyway. YMMV.) New Words: 1,096Current Total: 29,342 wordsGoal: 43,008 words in 42 days Breakdown: +583+513 on two drafts of this week’s 512 story, which is set in the same world as the novel-in-progress. I…
Write-a-Thon 2011, Day 31: over the hill
(LiveJournal is still down. WTF?) New Words: 991Current Total: 28,246 wordsGoal: 43,008 words in 42 days Breakdown: +509 on the novel breakdown, +482 on notes for this week’s 512. It’s now week 5 of the write-a-thon, and apparently I’m one…
SnoutCast #75: “P4 Debrief”
In which two-fifths of the Puzzled Pint Pub Progression (P4) Game Control (GC) recap the event! [ Download mp3 – 23 MB ] 00:59 – “puzzled”02:23 – P4 or “pub crawl” or whatever04:20 – Ana‘s location puzzle04:58 – locations and…