James Powers-Black(There Are No) “Stupid” Questions (Especially During a Pandemic)In the brand new age of transitioning all courses online, there are going to be a lot of questions.Mar 26, 2020Mar 26, 2020
James Powers-BlackAn Inconvenient Pandemic, or An UnPresidented Situation“WE CANNOT LET THE CURE BE WORSE THAN THE PROBLEM.” Yesterday, the US president tweeted that sentence, which seems to express his…Mar 24, 2020Mar 24, 2020
James Powers-BlackA Rant about Gender in FictionNote: This is an edited version of an essay I originally published on my blog Quota in 2011. I’m revisiting pieces I’ve written, and I…Jan 29, 2020Jan 29, 2020
James Powers-BlackSons like MeSons like me still don’t have children well into our forties despite years of wanting to, then not wanting to, constantly out of sync with…Jan 28, 2020Jan 28, 2020
James Powers-BlackNonconformists of the World UniteIn high school I attended weekend and summer courses at the Kansas City Art Institute. One fall semester, I took a course on print-making…Jan 4, 2020Jan 4, 2020
James Powers-BlackBelievable Fiction?Fact can be stranger than fiction, but readers tend to have a low threshold for the unconventional in fiction. Writing believable stories…Jan 3, 2020Jan 3, 2020
James Powers-BlackResolution: Maybe Don’t Make a To-Do List This TimeI usually resolve to set reasonable minimum expectations and meet them. I’ve used this approach for years, finding it minimally motivating…Jan 2, 2020Jan 2, 2020
James Powers-BlackBeing, RepurposedI do more doing than I should and should be spending more time being than I am. But doing is what gets valued. Being is seen as an…Jan 1, 2020Jan 1, 2020
James Powers-BlackKeep on Truckin’Mom has been talking with a car salesman in the showroom. I’m out in the lot looking at SUVs. I hear footsteps and see her heading for me…Dec 31, 2019Dec 31, 2019
