I received an email not too long ago indicating that a good friend of mine wanted to follow me on Twitter.
I sighed, deleting the email. I will not now, nor anytime in the near future (I dare not say “never” for the word “never” seems to attract the attention of the universe who will then […]

I’ve always believed that words have power. One of my favorite euphemisms for putting a curse on someone is “to put words” on someone–to bind them by the finality and imperviousness of actual words, of letters, the actual building blocks of the universe. And owing to my deep loyalty to this belief, I won’t allow […]

I don’t know if it’s the oppressive Texas heat, mid-career malaise, or simply waiting, inexplicably, for something really wonderful to happen, but I can scarcely think straight these days, let alone think deep. For the first time in a long time, my life is, well, boring.
I understand what the Chinese meant when they cursed […]

When I was in elementary school, I read a wonderful novel called The Egypt Game. It was about five children who decided to recreate ancient Egypt on a piece of abandoned property, and how the gods of the game integrated themselves into the children’s everyday lives in spooky and entertaining ways.
I fell in love with […]

As Technical Poet is now more or less finished and live, I’m going to be moving all my chatter about design and communication arts to that website. There will be some occasional cross-posting, as I’m sure some of my ramblings about my work will have cultural, philosophical, or ethical undertones.
In the meanwhile, enjoy the new […]