Last year I wrote about controlling wildfires. And, as this video shows, we’re still in fire season. But don’t worry folks, mudslide season is just around the corner. … Californians Gather To Celebrate Annual Wildfire Tradition
Author Archives: Norm Benson
Rebuilding After Wildfire Strikes
Last year I wrote about controlling wildfires. And, as this video shows, we’re still in fire season. But don’t worry folks, mudslide season is just around the corner. … Californians Gather to Celebrate Annual Wildfire Tradition – Watch more Videos at Vodpod.
Book Banner Headline
Time reports that as mayor of Wasilla, Palin tried to ban books from the library. According to John Stein, the former mayor (and the guy Palin defeated), “She asked the library how she could go about banning books,” he says, because some voters thought they had inappropriate language in them. “The librarian was aghast.” ThatContinue reading “Book Banner Headline”
Harry Splutter & the Lure of Hollyweird
Epi-soda 16 A Magical Split “It seems we’ve been carting around in the double-decker deathtrap for months,” said Der Weasel. Hermione rolled her eyes and sighed. “Look, I told you about the ‘bookmark spell’ didn’t I?” she asked exasperatedly. She opened The Year of Magical Thinking at the place that she had bookmarked previously. “Actually,”Continue reading “Harry Splutter & the Lure of Hollyweird”
Harry Splutter & the Lure of Hollyweird
A Brief Retread, er, Recap As you may recall (and simply not care, you can be that way, if you like), Harry Splutter and his friends, Hermione and Der Weasel, are on a quest to find and then destroy Horcruxes (or Horcruxii in Latinate) in order to defeat the e-vile Count Wal D’Mart. While tryingContinue reading “Harry Splutter & the Lure of Hollyweird”
Vancouver Writers
Carolyn Rose has announced the scheduled speakers for Vancouver Writers’ Mixer at Cover to Cover Bookstore. Here’s what’s coming up at Cover to Cover Books, 1817 Main Street, Vancouver, Washington (not Vancouver, BC a/k/a Vansterdam or Brollywood) : Saturday, October 4, 5:00 – 6:30 PM Blending the actual and the fictional. Vancouver mystery author SheilaContinue reading “Vancouver Writers”
Jury Duty
Tuesday, 26 Aug 2008 (less than a week until Labor Day Weekend) was Jury Duty Day. Oh, joy. Still, considering that I’m a writer, it’s a great time for people watching and gathering names, faces, clothing and hair styles, body shapes. It started a few weeks ago when the jury summons came in one ofContinue reading “Jury Duty”
Holy Snapping Duck Do!
Holy Snapping Duck Do! I just climbed out from under my rock and realized I have not updated this since Hammertime was in the charts… You would not believe how terribly tardy the horsedrawn Victorian Internet can be. Apologies to my regular readers, even the little blue ones! I have become lost in a seaContinue reading “Holy Snapping Duck Do!”
Book Help Desk
The Medieval Tech Support skit taken from the show “Øystein og jeg” on Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK)in 2001. It is in Norwegian with English subtitles. It remains my favorite YouTube video. According to the notes it features Øystein Backe (helper)and Rune Gokstad (desperate monk) and ws written by Knut Nærum. With Kindles, E-Readers and other DigitalContinue reading “Book Help Desk”
Ten Words You Don't Want Used to Describe Your Story
Starting with “pretentious,” the Mysterious Matters blog lists “[T]he 10 worst words we can use to describe a manuscript.” I scanned the list and think my ts fits, eight out of ten. Ouch. I’ll keep at it. My story is simply waiting for a writer to appear to let it out.
Nullius in Verba 