On August 2, 2014, my wife DeeAnn drove me home from Seattle, where I’d just finished the Clarion West Summer Six-Week Workshop. The week before the workshop started, we were in California for our nephew Jared’s wedding. DeeAnn drove me…
Author: Curtis Chen
I am not an aardvark.
I Am Not Any of These Other People
I recently finished listening to Judy Greer’s audiobook of her memoir I Don’t Know What You Know Me From (which is delightful, by the way: my favorite chapter is “My Stupid Trip (Alone) to Spain” but they’re all great). Now,…
I’m writing for Clarion West
I’ve been pretty bad about promoting my Clarion West Write-a-thon participation this year, but I’m starting up the marketing machine now. If you’re not sick of hearing about it by the time August rolls around, well, I’m doing something wrong….
I volunteered at Open Source Bridge today
And sat in on these great talks: “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Pelican: A Comparison of Static Site Generators” with Lucy Wyman “Hosting Events that the Whole Community Loves” with Meg Hartley “Teaching and managing for technologists” with Lennon Day-Reynolds “Universal…
I am on a black highway at night
This week, some good news: Stepto has come out of his coma and seems to be recovering well. If you’re feeling charitable, you can donate to help the family with medical and travel expenses. At times like this, I think…
I can’t even
UPDATE (11 JUN 2015) – A friend of Stepto’s family has created a compassionate fundraiser and provided more details: “The cause was initially uncertain but it has since been determined he has a severe infection that likely contributed. His infection…
I Did Not Understand This Metaphor in 1982
But I’m, y’know, older now. And when McCoy says “It never rains but it pours” to Kirk in Wrath of Khan, I know exactly what he means. Skip to 1:11 for the relevant dialogue: youtu.be/jRYlPifDUBg It’s also appropriate for this…
I’m Leaving, on a Jet Plane
But I do know when I’ll be back again, so don’t worry about that. Meanwhile, in orbit around Alpha Omicron VII… https://youtu.be/DIw690VGt70
I Have a Voice Too
Dear Pitch Perfect movies, I love you, but we need to talk about diversity. Let me start by saying that I harbor more affection for both of you than a straight man in his forties probably should. Yes, I’m a…
I have another deadline this week
Which means I don’t have the time/brainpower for a thoughtful, well-researched blog post today. So instead, here’s a roundup of some interesting stuff I tweeted or retweeted in the past week: My pals @TheDoubleclicks are making a new album: PRESIDENT…