Welcome to Sheila's Writing Space!: October 2013

Neil Gaiman: Why our future depends on libraries, reading and daydreaming

and

How a Radical New Teaching Method Could Unleash a Generation of Geniuses

The thought that seems to run between the two: Without freedom explore, how else can we expect to get anywhere?

Also available...

THE PEOPLE HE THOUGHT HE KNEW

Horror Stories from the Suburbs

78 pages, 2009, $10

In this collection of short stories, you'll meet, among others: a twenty-something office assistant who finds herself drained by her job during the day and by a vampire at night; a man whose neighbors run away from him when all he wants to do is organize the annual block party and barbecue; and a father whose Christmas gift to his daughter may come at too great a price, even if it is the biggest toy of the season.

These stories were written during a year spent living in the suburbs of Chicago. The book is a perfect-bound paperback, hand-made by me, with interior pages printed on 100% recycled paper and stellar cover art by Christopher Mitten. Shipping to any U.S. address is included in the price! (For shipping outside the U.S., please contact me before ordering.)

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Two Articles That Fit Together Nicely