People Riding Zebras
Today’s research hole led me into zebras. Here are pictures of people riding or otherwise domesticating zebras.
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DevOps Troubleshooting In Chinese
Check it out! It’s the Chinese translation of Kyle’s book, Dev Ops Troubleshooting. Can you read this? I can’t. So proud, though.
Mental Floss: 9 Mournful Facts About Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven”
I wrote another Halloween-themed Mental Floss post: 9 Mournful Facts About Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven.” Ravens can really talk. Here’s a video of a raven saying “nevermore.”
3d Printed Frankenstein’s Monster Candy Bowl
In addition to 3D printing our Halloween masks this year, we also printed a candy bowl. It’s Frankenstein’s monster. He has a removable brain so we can fill his head with candy. He glows in the dark. Here he is…
Belgium Pictures
In addition to our trip to Amsterdam, we took a day trip to Bruges, Belgium. It’s a medieval town with several tall churches and a town square with a clock tower. Here are some pictures: That’s me taking a picture…
The Atlantic: Should Literary Journals Charge Writers Just to Read Their Work?
I’m excited to share an article I wrote for The Atlantic on literary journal reading fees. It looks into whether literary journals should charge writers fees to submit their writing, an important issue that needs more discussion. Check out: Should…
Mental Floss: Halloween Edition
Here are my latest Mental Floss articles. They are Halloween themed. Wooo (spooky noise). 10 Monstrous Facts About ‘Frankenstein’ The amount of death that happened around Mary Shelley during the writing and publication of Frankenstein is astounding. Three children, her…
Amsterdam Pictures
Last month, I went to Amsterdam and Belgium for a week with my husband, best friend, and toddler. It was a great trip. Amsterdam is an easy place to visit. It rained, but not to the point that it ruined…
Kyle 3D Printed His Halloween Mask
Check it out. Kyle printed out a mask to wear for Halloween. He’s going to add elastic so he doesn’t have to hold it on his face. Who’s that creepy man standing in your yard? The best part is that…
Mental Floss Articles: Walden, Chocolate Factories, Witches, Spiders, and More!
More Mental Floss articles that I wrote! Get ’em while they’re hot! 12 Gloriumptious Facts About Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl actually was a chocolate tester for a candy company when he was a kid. It stuck with…