Where to find time travelers
Secret Undisclosed Person of Minneapolis, MN asks: Where can I find me some time travelers?
Continue reading →Bioluminescent Reindeer and the Value of Diversity
Gerry Bartholomew writes: Is it just me, or was Santa kind of a shit to Rudolph?
Continue reading →Resetting the #$%@!!* Honeywell Gas Valve on a Water Heater
There’s no way to reset the evil Honeywell gas valve after it detects overheating. You need a new gas valve. But you CAN save hundred of dollars by switching just the fronts of the two valves, containing the circuit board that remembers the failure, rather than getting a plumber to replace the entire valve.
Continue reading →Becoming a Quantum Mechanic
Dear Tyler (writes Woody Desmond of No Particular Place): I saw from your FB that you have become a Quantum Mechanic. Is much training needed for this? I’m interested in a career change esp. if there’s money in it. Woody, … Continue reading →
Free ebook by Margaret Taylor
My friend Margaret Taylor has a new longish short story out in electronic form on Amazon. John of the Rhine will be offered free on October 7-11, 2013, as part of the KDP Select program. Check it out! If you … Continue reading →
The Squirrel Alarm
Dear Tyler, (writes Ferdy Johns of Ely MN) I’m not an early riser by inclination, but the last few mornings, I’ve been awakened by a tiny red squirrel who shows up at sunrise to throw pine-cones onto my roof. I’m … Continue reading →
Making up new words
Corinth Terwilliger, of St. Paul MN, writes: Is it OK to make up new words?
Continue reading →Trademarking the Past
Conrad Zero, Dark Fiction Author from Minneapolis, MN, asks: I’ve been working on a novel for years now (at least 2) and it’s almost finished. In my novel, the protagonist dies. but my story does not end there! She goes … Continue reading →
How do turtles communicate?
Qwerty in Baton Rouge asks: How do turtles communicate? Pheromones? No — turtlephones. One of the nice things about being a turtle — I don’t know this through personal experience — is that one’s shell provides a handy place to … Continue reading →
Review: Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire
Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire My rating: 4 of 5 stars My wife and I enjoyed this book enough to pick up the sequel. The snappy dialogue and narration of the independent-minded heroine is a big plus here. The setting … Continue reading →