Making Chapbooks

What is a chapbook? According to Wikipedia, it’s a small publication of up to 40 pages. According to my Oxford dictionary, it’s a small booklet of poetry, stories, etc. I like to make up cards for birthdays and holidays. Recently, I’ve made cards that involved several pages of poetry and text … that is, a […]

Interview on Create/Invent Podcast now live

My interview on the Create/Invent Podcast is now live! I had a lot of fun chatting with Pat and Jeremy about writing, real-time programming, the old BBS community, and much more. You can find it on YouTube and Soundcloud. Copy or click the links below : YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeZ4dEoHlM8 SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/thecreativitypodcast/briangreiner

A Friday poem for working folks

Here’s a poem I wrote (with apologies to Edgar Allen Poe) for some friends of mine who aren’t yet retired. Once upon a Friday drearyAs I was coding, feeling bleary.Typing words for arcane spellsThat controlled whirling wheels and dancing elves.Came a tapping of feet on floorAnd then an opening of the door.Inward strode the Manager […]