A sonnet for my nephew Dan and his younger generation By climate change our coffee beans find themselves threatened – The heat’s too oppressive; there’s no drying season. Thank God for new technology, for our innovations – The engines… Read More ›
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Pence, Trump, Comey, Mueller, Capitalism — The Limericks
This is the first series of the limerick project—which began in May 2017 with Pence, Trump and Comey. This series focuses on injustice and other illnesses, as well as on poetry (and Trump). Later series: Part II (Injustice, Trump, Illness,… Read More ›
Ditch the term pathogen
Reblogged from Zeteo: The Journal of Interdisciplinary Writing {Click for pdf} A short comment, published in the 11 December 2014 issue of Nature and entitled “Ditch the term pathogen,” is the most interesting, thought-provoking piece that I have ever… Read More ›
Prof Ig, Part II
On 25 October 2014 Dixon Place presented a staged reading of this dialogue. Excerpt from the final script THE PROFESSOR: There are people who are passionate about animal rights because they love animals, and they love animals — other animals — more… Read More ›
The Professor of Ignorance Condemns the Airplane
On 25 October 2014 Dixon Place presented a staged reading of this dialogue. From the script CYNTHIA: You know, thanks to the Internet — information technology — since I started working at the magazine, almost half of my colleagues have been laid off…. Read More ›
The Power of Positive Thinking
We expect too much of the dishonest, the unreliable and the lazy. They have their hands full accusing others of being dishonest, unreliable and lazy. If the “is” is intolerable, you’re left with the “is not.” With science we scaffold… Read More ›
Zeteo’s Fall Issue! (and Science B)
While apologizing for how Zeteo work has kept me from Montaigbakhtinian posting, I am pleased to announced the publication of our, Zeteo‘s Fall 2013 issue. Check out: An exploration of ethical issues surrounding Rebecca Skloot’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Mitch… Read More ›
