December 2014

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It’s December 30 again. That means a quick look at the past year in my Blue Night blog: why I have it, why it’s useful to me, what I hope it adds more than it takes away from the internet. Fifteen years ago when I first flirted with the idea of a blog, I was…

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I’ve learned that I can maybe tell something by the type of Amazon bio a self-published writer offers. If it’s short and strong, the prose is likely to be solid and interesting. If it’s one unbroken meandering paragraph with a lot of unnecessary details – look out, the book will probably be the same way.

 

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Happy Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Solstice, Festivus, Saturnalia, and whatever other reasons you can think of to get together in the cold darkness and short days, and share a bit of light and cheer. There are enough pictures of pine trees and snowflakes around the web tonight. Instead, have some gorgeous, twisty tulips glowing in warm sunlight:

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…I am lying to you right now, with this cheerful snarky blog post that purports to tell you all about the magic trick I’m doing, and that you shouldn’t fall for it. This blog sells absolutely nothing but my intermediate abilities as a writer and artist. But there’s a good chance that, if I were…

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…I thought that might get your attention. To add to the holiday foodie season, here’s a recipe I stumbled upon last week. I’ve seen other variations, up to actual toffee made with bacon bits inside. My food thermometer and I have an uneasy truce: I don’t ask too much of it, and it doesn’t trick…

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