Monthly Archives: January 2014

Sunrise Before Midnight #Friday Fictioneers

Posted on January 30, 2014 by

“Missiles over the Atlantic.  Headed this way.  You gonna do this or not?” I asked myself. The door was locked but I knew the code.  The commander was on the other side. “Turn around.  Hands up,” I said. He looked … Continue reading →

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Mountain, Come Down #Friday Fictioneers

Posted on January 23, 2014 by

“Turn around and leave the key in the ignition.  We might need to leave in a hurry.” I told her. Her eyes widened. “You can stay in the car if you want.” “No, I’m okay,” she said, and we walked … Continue reading →

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Remembering Lexie Kamerman

Posted on January 19, 2014 by

A few days ago, someone with a bomb strapped to them walked into a restaurant in Afghanistan.  A few other people with guns entered from the back.  Once they’d finished their work, 21 people were dead, including someone I knew; … Continue reading →

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The most common letter to start a sentence with in English

Posted on January 14, 2014 by

It’s not hard to find out which letters commonly start a word.  You can reference Wikipedia to find a nice letter frequency table, or you can analyze the Brown Corpus.  The Brown Corpus is a massive compilation of English text … Continue reading →

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The Glossarch live at #ScienceFail, Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill, NC!

Posted on January 10, 2014 by

I’m very excited to announce that I’ll be speaking at the Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill, NC on January 17th as part of the #ScienceFail event.  The show is put on by The Monti, a nonprofit organization that hosts storytellers who … Continue reading →

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Morskaya Tsarevna #Friday Fictioneers

Posted on January 9, 2014 by

Old man’s been gone a long time, I think to myself as I climb the waveworn stairs. I opened the door, poked my head in.  Chair, desk, table.  Lantern hanging on a a nail, stringers of rust dripping down.  But … Continue reading →

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Playing for Both Teams #Friday Fictioneers

Posted on January 2, 2014 by

See that dog in a tree?  Yep, that’s me.  Wondering how I got all the way up here?  Long story, that.  Let’s start with names.  Just call me Fiona.  Got the movie reference? Still stuck?  Okay, fine.   I climbed up … Continue reading →

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