There was a story in the paper a few months ago about a child who was snatched to a remote corner of the library and unspeakable things happened. It’s not the kind of image anyone wants associated with their local library - or anything else. In response, our board asked the professionals to [...]

We paddled for miles
to this small island
and were walking the tidewrack
to shake out our legs.
We came upon a pale carcass, something fishy,
its skeleton pulled free of the skin,
turning it inside out,
attached only at the base of the spine,
and mangled beyond recognition.
It stank and flies rose off it.
I stepped back, repulsed,
and moved away, already done [...]

I’d like to begin this Christmas eve with sad news of the loss of Leslie Harpold. To me, Leslie was the creator of one of my favorite Web 2.0 holiday traditions: the online advent calendar. I’ve been devoted to her calendars for a number and years and was surprised when this year’s stopped [...]