John E. SimpsonA Confusion of Blogging OptionsI’ve had one blog or another since, oh, 1997–98, at first (on Blogger! remember Blogger?!?) in what I imagined to be support of a…Nov 17, 2023Nov 17, 2023
John E. SimpsonYears ago, I took a three-day writing course taught by science-fiction author David Gerrold.Sep 16, 20221Sep 16, 20221
John E. SimpsonVery much appreciated this piece's honest ambivalence.Coincidentally, I did a blog post today which largely centered on an essay, "The Tucson Zoo," by the late great Lewis Thomas. Together with…Aug 6, 2021Aug 6, 2021
John E. SimpsoninPerfect MomentsPerfect Moments: The Boy, The Boy’s Father, The SandwichWhen The Boy grew up, he would tell people — with slight hesitation, thinking first of pizza — that his favorite food of all was sandwiches…Apr 22, 2015Apr 22, 2015
John E. SimpsonCarl Sagan, Geek HeroI never knew him. Never even met him. And yet…Jun 17, 2013Jun 17, 2013
John E. SimpsonRoad Trips, Late 1950s How a suburban family of six did them, Dad (oh, Dad) at the wheelJun 16, 2013Jun 16, 2013
John E. SimpsoninMaundering, All Right?Lost in Translation? Fiddle De-Dee!The (frankly, my dear) damned exquisite disquiets of fameJun 11, 2013Jun 11, 2013
John E. SimpsoninJust in TimeThe Great Google Books HackOccam’s Jigsaw: because the simplest explanations are sometimes just so damned dullJun 1, 2013Jun 1, 2013
John E. SimpsoninMaundering, All Right?Scribbling in BooksTo “deface”? Or to “annotate”?May 25, 2013May 25, 2013