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Cat Walk - Excerpt from a New Novel
The custodian mostly stripped in front of the bathroom mirror, which made him remember to exercise – later – and then mechanically...
Scott
Jun 6, 20222 min read
Giving Back to the Community
This short fiction began as a response to a prompt from Writer's Digest: develop a 500-word (or less) sketch involving an heirloom item...
Scott
Jun 6, 20224 min read
One to Watch: Writing in Good Time
A derisive comment you don't hear much any more is that "she's a real watchmaker," meaning that the she in question focuses on creating...
Scott
May 26, 20223 min read
Lying, and What to Do About It
It turns out we can do quite a lot to increase truth, but it's going to take a little effort. What is Lying? The Stanford Encyclopedia of...
Scott
Feb 13, 20213 min read
Plans in the Time of COVID
"The secret of good old-age is none other than an honest pact with solitude." - Gabriel Garcia Marquez, author, One Hundred Years of...
Scott
May 28, 20203 min read
One to Watch: Planning that Stands the Test of Time
Robert Pirsig wrote Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance 45 years ago, and he sweated a lot in that book about the nature of...
Scott
Jul 15, 20193 min read
Three Things We Can Do Now to Make Roads Safer
While this post deals with these three issues from the perspective of bicyclist and pedestrian safety, all of them would make North...
Scott
Jul 14, 20192 min read
Assessing the Benefits of Greenways
While different segments of the public have staked out varying positions on the economic benefits and costs of living proximate to an...
Scott
Jul 14, 201912 min read
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