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  • July 5, 2016
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    An Idea, Broken

    An Idea, Broken

    Ideas for short stories and novels almost always hit me while learning something. I will be reading the newspaper, or reading a great non fiction book, or traveling somewhere exotic, when a story idea will pop into my head, with the general plot outline quickly unspooling after. At TED Summit, ideas were hitting me while… Continue reading

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  • June 29, 2016
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    TED Summit 2016

    TED Summit 2016

    I’m currently in Banff at TEDSummit 2016. It’s only the third day, and already I feel intellectually and emotionally drained. The talks yesterday were fantastic, and I woke up still thinking about them and all the great discussions taking place outside the halls and during our excursions here into nature. A few that stand out:… Continue reading

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  • June 25, 2016
    149 COMMENTS

    A Crushing Defeat

    A Crushing Defeat

    Immigration reciprocity is nasty business. If you’ve ever been to Brazil as an American, you’ve seen this in action. It works like this: However difficult country A makes it for citizens of country B to visit, country B then enacts the same rules for country A. Which means going through an insane amount of work and… Continue reading

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  • June 21, 2016
    20 COMMENTS

    Why I Write About AI

    Why I Write About AI

    My editor recently had me collect my short stories into a single place. This has never been done before. They had previously been scattered to the winds. Some were stories that I put up on my old blog and can’t be found anywhere these days. Some were published in anthologies here and there. Some were released as… Continue reading

    AI, Science, Wayfinding
  • June 17, 2016
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    WOOL in Your Words

    WOOL in Your Words

    I want to hear your version of WOOL in your own words. Shoot a brief video, landscape orientation, from the shoulders up. Check out my video above for details. When you’re done, send your videos to: fanfiction@futureofstorytelling.org If the video is too large for email, you can upload it to YouTube and send the link to… Continue reading

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