All the Names
Last week, I did a repetitive, mundane thing. I printed postage labels for each of my Kickstarter backers to send them their copies of Don’t Go Back to School. Except it wasn’t mundane at all. I...
View ArticleAsking and Giving: the way we live now
This will start with a gift and end with a call-to-arms. Among the happy things the internet brings me, from time to time, is a bit of writing so striking it stays with me. Nothing to do with facts or...
View ArticleEd Tech Innovators, Start Here
Online education at a massive scale has become commonplace, and that makes me worried—for learners, for the higher education industry, for the public good. Let’s assume that’s not going to change. And...
View ArticleNew fiction: “Pretend You Can Hear Me.”
The Orphan has just published a story of mine that I really love. You may want to read it first before you read what I have to say about it. I wrote it five years ago when I was preparing to teach a...
View ArticleNew Don’t Go Back to School interview: Jimmie P. Rodgers
“Effectively, how I got into designing electronics was by doing. It’s not any more complex than that, I did it.” Jimmie P. Rodgers is a programmer, circuit board designer, artist, teacher, and writer....
View ArticleInterrupt the Program
Spoiler alert: I am about to tell you what to do. 1. Talk to a stranger It’s simple, and harmless, and generous, a beautiful interruption. You can do it without even slowing down your pace. Catch...
View ArticleDon’t Go Back to School on Sale!
Amazon has dropped the price of Don’t Go Back to School, the Kindle book is now $9.99 and the paperback is $17. If you need an ebook in a .mobi or .pdf format, email me and I’ll set you up with a...
View ArticleDon’t Go Back to School party/teach-in on Sept 12
It’s Don’t Go Back to School Season. I’m throwing a party and you are all invited. Don’t Go Back to School party & teach-in Thursday September 12, 7-9pm Studio-X 180 Varick St. Suite 1610 This is...
View ArticleVampires
Not the kind with teeth. My comrade-in-arms (or “fellow knuckleballer” as he calls it) Austin Kleon has a new book coming out soon called Show Your Work. It’s a wonderful book, with good solid advice...
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