Showing posts with label writing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label writing. Show all posts
Friday, April 10, 2026

Katherine Anne Porter

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“She has simply an eye and an ear sharp, shrewd, and true as a tuning fork. She has given to this little story all her wit and observation, ...
Sunday, October 19, 2025

FRANKENSTEIN, RAYGUNS, AND BICYCLES

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I read for research. This past Christmas break, I read formal philosophy. From 2021 through 2024, I read a lot of astronomy, several of thos...
Saturday, July 12, 2025

Aphorisms

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I am the point-of-contact for a support group here in Austin. I joined as a member and inherited the work when the person before me had to m...
Sunday, January 14, 2024

Words into Type

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Sir Robert worked hard and well to make himself a king and then wanted to unite his realm under a single banner. So, he called his vassals i...
Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Publications in Historical Astronomy

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I joined the American Astronomical Society in order to apply for an opportunity to volunteer as an assistant editor for the Historical Astro...
Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Fountain Pens

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Like dressing for dinner, writing with a fountain pen helps you to be at your best. The direct descendent of the reed, it is the modern quil...
Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Pencil Notes: Reflections on Henry Petroski’s "The Pencil"

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“Yet, perhaps in part because specialization was no doubt as common in ancient times as it is today, the written history of engineering is s...