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April 10, 2022
The movie “Arrival” (2016), in spite of its sometimes slow progress, has intrigued me for some time. After watching my BlueRay copy for the n’th time, I did some digging and came up with both the original story and also the screenplay.
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April 9, 2022
"Sometimes, during grief, we need someone to take our hand, lead us back onto the dance floor, remind us what it is to be alive."
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March 10, 2022
Two Versions, Same Content
There are two versions of this document. Both contain the same technical descriptions.
Interactive Fiction with TwinePost
February 23, 2022
Overview
Twine is an editor and converter for IF, Interactive Fiction. Writers use it to create the kind that is text-based as opposed to animated.
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February 20, 2022
According to “Biden vs. Trump: The Makings of a Shattering Constitutional Crisis” the 2024 federal election could shape-up like this.
Where Stories Come FromPost
January 26, 2022
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December 8, 2021
What’s in a Name?
On the web, we use the names of computers or providers such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google. Even when you’re using Facebook’s app, it is also using a computer’s name. This is because we remember names much better than numbers.
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September 4, 2021
When a new idea gets my juices flowing, I want to write it down before it gets away. If I’m at my notebook computer, a new Scrivener project is ideal.