Month: February 2025
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Three Cs to an A: Tips on Writing Science (with real student examples)
When I taught science classes regularly at Minnesota State University Moorhead, I often assigned writing exercises, particularly my “One-Page Science Paper” which engaged students in multiple writes, reviews, and rewrites. My own experience with writing assignments in college had often involved producing twenty or more pages, as though making it longer encouraged better writing. I…
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Science Fiction and the RoadWriter Life, Part 1: Finding Trilobites
Today I’ve been thinking about what makes science fiction, science fiction (spurred by my recent publication of a ghost story-science fiction crossover, “A Visit from Old Earth”, in S’more Spooky Stories, published by Owl Hollow Press). Thinking about science fiction makes me think about trilobites (of course), long abandoned barge canals, and my campervan. Let…