“Click on me! Click on me, please!” pages scream from the n-th social media platform, blog and online offering.
What really causes people to click on things? Of course there are the offline reasons: I saw it on a convincing commercial, my friend was talking about it, I’ve used this brand for years. Continue reading
Sensory acuity is not getting its proper attention in the discussion of self-editing.
A writer needs acuity in one’s senses while rewriting.
This is where things get all super squishy. Continue reading
Fog is made of water droplets and clean air.
Smog is made of mystery particles that choke your babies!
Fog is funnier at parties and if you do something stupid, his memory will always be foggy. Continue reading
The following is my first podcast interview. Yes, I was a little nervous. I had about a glass or maybe a glass and a half of wine just before (pinot noir, no I will NOT drink merlot!!!).
And I took a full day off of work, just to be ready for the big day. I also bought a cordless telephone and got signed up for a landline to try to ensure that there would be a clear signal. Unbeknownst to me, some warbling monsters snuck their way onto the recording but they only cry out for freedom occasionally.
David Wallace Fleming is writer of self-termed, technical satire and author of many digital books including Not From Concentrate, Modern Manhood, and the social media novel Growing Up Wired. Recently, I sat down in my living room and David sat down somewhere in Texas for an IM interview with me. We talked about the effects of technology on gender, literature, and life in general.
So, I was listening to the radio a couple days ago and there was a typical male/female duo explaining how men need to “step-it-up” when it comes to “treating women with respect” and “being chivalrous.” And then we all nod our heads and say, “Yes, that sounds right.” Right? I’m not totally convinced. What if I was to say this: “If a man treats a woman with chivalry in this day-and-age it may actually REDUCE his chances of ‘success’?” That’s right. I put ‘success’ in single quotes. Why 4 I do this? Well, that’s another post, isn’t it? Continue reading
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