Re: Entropy in 606 Words

When I spotted “Entropy in 606 Words,” by Derek Zumsteg, my first thought was, It’s the toothbrush guy! Despite the complicated subtitle (“A Fictional Exploration of Current Thinking on Localized Entropic Models and Possible Associated Unexpected Phenomena”), the first line is simple enough: Tom wake up more dumb. Bonk head on bed.

The Pop-up Onion

Something there is that does not love an onion.

Re: The Dyslexicon

Here’s another bit of silliness. “The Dyslexicon,” by Carl Frederick is almost too silly for words. That’s must be why it turns words inside out, mixes them, and shuffles them about. Filled with all sorts of wordplay, from spoonerism to bad puns, the story presents a conversation between a dyslectic robot interview with the Head […]

Still impatient

Looks like a squirrel is impatient, too. And the bugs. It was just starting to smell like a peach, with a faint fragrance more like a blossom than a fruit. Although I cut off the damage and bit it myself, it’s not at all sweet, with no hint of peach flavor. Not even a squirel […]

Still not milkweed — Evening primrose

When these leafy rosettes showed up last May, I knew they looked familiar, but I wasn’t sure why. They came up where I had planted butterfly weed seeds, so could that be it? Or maybe even milkweed? Then I remembered they look familiar because I get them every year and always forget what they are. […]

Impatience

Is it ripe yet? Is it ripe yet? Is it ripe yet?

Readercon writers act out

I promise this is the last post I’m going to make about Readercon. The Reading Aloud workshop last year left me interested in learning more about acting. This year, there was almost an Actorcon track, with a repeat of Reading Aloud and two hour workshops about acting and improv.

Compost checkup

It’s not a pretty sight, but you gotta check out the compost in a tumbler and see how it’s doing. I first looked in about ten days after I filled the tumbler. There were some dry spots and it had just a whiff of ammonia. Time to make some adjustments.

Squash bees are back!

The volunteer winter squash are back, and so are the squash bees. I found several male blossoms on the plant, all folded up and limp. One of them turned out to be a squash bee dorm, with two bees curled up in the bottom.

Four balls in the air

My story juggling hit a bit of a flurry since the Saturday of Readercon. I: