Jim Stitzel
Jack-of-All-Trades, Master of WordsExcerpts from Life
Slammed by Poetry
I recently discovered slam poetry -- thanks in large part to the video below, which went viral not too long ago -- and immediately fell in love with an art form. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnKZ4pdSU-s Anyone who knows me knows how remarkable my reaction is....
Finding My Voice Again
I've lost my voice. Well, not lost, exactly. More like, um, temporarily misplaced. I know it's around here somewhere; I just need to move a few of these piles around until I uncover it. It's been a while since I've really used it, you see. I set it down on my desk one...
Algebraically Challenged
I was helping the girls with their Algebra II homework last night, specifically with a Challenge question that was stumping them. It looked something like this (actual values changed so as to avoid giving away the textbook solution): CHALLENGE: For any three distinct...
Fiction
Curvature
"Explain what I'm looking at." "Timestream 8496775816-AQZ-25.13.4. We pulled it from yesterday's archives when it was flagged anomolous." "Meaning?" "Look here. Grid 117, Segment 16, Node 135. See that curvature?" "Yes. Explain its significance." "Timestream...
Sandstorm
He trudged through the sand, up and over great dunes of the stuff, while the wind blasted him with even more of the fine grains. Visibility was shit, and he walked more by instinct than anything. He'd long ago lost his way. The gale-force storm did nothing to change...
Danger in the Dark
At some point the redolent scent of moisture reached our noses, clinging to the air around us. Soon, it became apparent why. We reached a section of tunnel that was damp and cool, moist with condensation that was itself brown and foul-smelling. We avoided touching the...