Literary Hub mentioned my article in The Atlantic about literary journals charging reading fees to submitting writers among The 50 Biggest Literary Stories of the Year. It’s under number 31: Literary Journals Making Money Off Slush Piles. Check it out!
I took this picture outside my parent’s house today. In California, a white Christmas is a rarity. It was Gideon’s first time playing in the snow. I hope you had a good holiday this year.
Here’s Kyle playing God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen on his banjola. Merry Christmas!
Quill and Pixel, together 4ever.
Today’s research hole led me into zebras. Here are pictures of people riding or otherwise domesticating zebras.
Check it out! It’s the Chinese translation of Kyle’s book, Dev Ops Troubleshooting. Can you read this? I can’t. So proud, though.
I wrote another Halloween-themed Mental Floss post: 9 Mournful Facts About Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven.” Ravens can really talk. Here’s a video of a raven saying “nevermore.”
In addition to 3D printing our Halloween masks this year, we also printed a candy bowl. It’s Frankenstein’s monster. He has a removable brain so we can fill his head with candy. He glows in the dark. Here he is…
In addition to our trip to Amsterdam, we took a day trip to Bruges, Belgium. It’s a medieval town with several tall churches and a town square with a clock tower. Here are some pictures: That’s me taking a picture…
I’m excited to share an article I wrote for The Atlantic on literary journal reading fees. It looks into whether literary journals should charge writers fees to submit their writing, an important issue that needs more discussion. Check out: Should…