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Vol.1, No. 1

NEW AND IMPROVED

New Owner
Writingforums.com has been purchased by a group led by Baron, for a sum that will not be named.
Along with the purchase came a renewal of the site itself, including an upgrade from an older version of the vBulletin software to the [...]

This was the week that was…busy.
I had intended to get the first few chapters of Fallen Earring written and online, and install and check out buddypress, preparatory to a outpouring of members from the New Writing Media group at ning and a corresponding exodus from writingforums.com, including myself.
Instead, I find myself as a forum moderator [...]

No, not batting practice, though my beloved Cubbies could use some. I’ve added buddypress functionality to this blog, in anticipation of the imminent death of the Gernsback Continuum, as ning is discontinuing free services, and of the exodus of folks from writingforums.com as that site’s sale appears imminent.
I don’t get along with the prospective owner. [...]

This week I made another of my specialties-
Barbecued chicken pizza.Filling-2 lbs chicken breast1/4 lb applewood smoked bacon1/4 lb sliced white mushrooms1/2 cup julienned peppers1/2 lb smoked mozzarella cheese1/2 lb shredded mozzarella cheese1/4 lb shredded white cheddar1/2 small yellow onion2 cloves garlic4 oz tomato sauce2 oz tomato paste4 oz KC Masterpiece [...]

Things have been more than a little stressful of late. I won’t go into detail, but there have been a lot of things happening, only some of which are good.
One of the ways that I de-stress is by cooking. Another is eating, which dovetails nicely. One of my favorite things to eat is pizza. None [...]

I’m one year old today! I get to be out of the cage all day.
Can I have some carrot cake?

I’m no longer a wiki virgin. My first post to survive the process unedited describes the Epoch sf anthology, published in 1975. Now that I understand how the process works, there’ll likely be more articles. I won’t write about them all, I promise;)
I’m hoping to hear some good news about a job, having applied for [...]

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, I should meet the RPM Challenge with room to spare. The challenge asks for 35 minutes worth of original music, and I’m already past that. I’m shooting for the full 70 or so minutes that make up a modern cd.
I’m using Band in a Box to compose things, for the most [...]

An eleventh-hour grant will allow this website to continue unabated. I thank you, and the Planet thanks you. Potential readers, however, may not *stifles guffaws*
We’re moved into our new digs, across town from the old place, and are unpacking and settling in nicely. All of our fellow travelers are alive and well. Special thanks to [...]

I’ve been running a discussion group at writingforums.com for quite some time, six months or so, and, while the discussions are interesting, the format leaves a lot to be desired. Instead of creating a forum here or going through the steps of learning how to run forum software while I have other stressful activities on [...]