“He made a whole city full of windows,” writes Johnson. “But none of the windows was his window.” I know that feeling. Harold draws a funny policeman with a round nose, but the policeman isn’t much help. But despite all the craziness, the book still finds its way to a cozy ...
A decade ago, our research led us to conclude that one of the most annoying things in the world was listening to someone else's loud cell phone conversation. We hypothesized that the reason it was so annoying is that our brains naturally tend to paint a complete picture of reality, but ...
Opening Line Idea: Everything about NB-317 was made of cardboard except his heart—that was made of flesh and blood and very capable of being broken. Jump-Start Questions: Who built this robot? Can the robot smell the flowers? Does the robot belong to someone, or is it an independent ...
There were many days when I preferred cold beer to chilled white wine, but there were late evening picnics at the beach where Riesling improved the flavour of cold chicken. This is one of the best-kept secrets in matching food and wine: roast chicken and Aussie Riesling. Wine and food scr...
Say goodbye to the days of shots and cigs, and hello to the days of “I SAID STOP AT THE CORNER!” Unless…(No….) Unless someone in their mid-to-late thirties has the gall to stand for what is right…(why is everything going into slow motion?) Unless that person is willing to...
(Lil Bit) – a smaller version of her midnight black mother. She had the same long, sleek body but looked as if someone had shrunk her. Kelly always picked Lil Bit. Gayle settled on White Paw, and the racers were ready to compete. Chubby checked out a lizard nearby, deciding if it ...
If you insist on a 25 year old with 3 years of experience, you should have to pay more. If you are willing to accept what is available, you can get by with less than you would normally have to pay someone with that much experience, but you would still have to pay more because of...
I’m picking it back up again now because I’ve had the titular point reinforced on several trips and projects over the past couple of years. And because I think it’s ultimately a hopeful message. If you are interested in making anatomical discoveries, good! Because relative to a single ...
He sat with us for 90 minutes, he was supposed to go to lunch with someone else. I’m pointing to my watch, he is waving me off like him tell them not to steal home, and he’s coming in, he doesn’t care, and so it ran a little long, by the time we back out some of th...
about which Fettig had only ever dared imagine—a bold move that brought orgiastic delights of mind and body such that he didn’t realize how loudly Libba was enjoying herself.Shush. Shush, he finally said, placing a gentle hand over her mouth for fear someone would hear her on the street...