I’ve had this dream for a while to write a collaborative screenplay. Not a screenplay with a partner. I’ve already done that with my brother a couple of times. A collaborative project would allow multiple writers, editors, and experts in...
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Learning
In this final post, we’ll see the hero make it to her end destination. She’s come through the hard part, working with her first client. Will she find it was worth it? Or will she forget everything she’s learned and...
If you read my last post, you know I’ve made it a little further in my coder’s quest. This post, I’m switching it up a bit from Joseph Campbell to Chris Vogler, who’s 2007 take on the Hero’s Journey, The...
Last night, it hit me. Learning to code is the same thing as what Joseph Campbell famously called the monomyth. Like the heroes of our favorite myths or action movies, we start with a call to adventure and dream about...
This post is going to reveal how inexperienced I am. About six weeks ago, I decided I was going to build a blog with Jekyll and host it with Github pages. I have no idea why. I’m sure I must’ve...
I’m the type of person who judges a book by its cover. (I know, I’m a college English teacher, I should know better. But I can tell you from experience that there are some awesome books with awesome covers. Case...
Yep, I love puns. I probably love them more than I love coding, but that’s because I’ve spent my last ten years as an adjunct English instructor. Actually, I think that I really enjoyed learning some Solidity because of that...