Our department is in the process of revising its tenure and promotion guidelines. It’s a much-needed effort, and I’m glad to see it happening. I saw today an initial draft of the new document, and it’s pushing us toward a “point” system of rewards to earn tenure (in addition to …
I spent a good portion of the day deep in research for the sequel to Shards of Heaven. It’s been enjoyable, to say the least. A great deal of my delving has been on the subject of Mt. Sinai, where Moses received the Ten Commandments according to the Torah. There …
Picked up my replacement iPod Touch today. Though the old model (just like the one that broke), it’s brand new and shiny. Excellent service, Apple! I’ll not get to play with it until morning, I suspect. It’s been syncing up all my songs for a couple of hours now, and …
Now that I’m feeling pretty good about my novel and started work on its sequel, I’ve begun looking to find a literary agent to represent me (and the book). I have to say, agent hunting is an incredibly daunting process. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of literary agents (there …
Warning: The following is a deeply personal opinion about this year’s election. The short of it is this. The long of it follows. You’ve been warned.
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