After my first novel was published, I was invited to be on a panel at writing convention. In response to a question, I said that books and novels were endangered species. I […]
ArtsWeek: Dinosaurs, dodo birds, books and novelists
Poetry publishing in the post-publisher world
by Michael Walter Dead-tree publishing has been in a quiet, lumbering crisis for many years now. Publishers are understandably confused over their role in a world that exchanges information freely and is […]
Nota Bene #112: GOOOLLLLLLLL
“Freedom of any kind is the worst for creativity.” Who said it?
Nota Bene #105: The Illustrated Dick
“When all you are becomes defined as the amount of information traceable to you, what are we then? What have we become, in a world where there is no separation, no door, […]
Business and social media: American companies growing up, sort of
Ever since the Internet began gaining popular awareness in the mid-1990s, the topic of how businesses can productively use various new media technologies has been a subject of ongoing interest. Along the […]
ArtSunday: “…to see and be amazedâ€: The LIFE and times of technology in America, 11/23/36-12/29/72
Part one in a series. During its 36-year run, LIFE Magazine traversed a period of technological innovation and peril unsurpassed in the recorded history of humanity. As the first issue was released […]
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