Once upon a time, Exton Square Mall had a newsstand. The newsstand was on the lower level of the mall, as my Electronics Boutique store was, on the other side of the level. The easiest way to get there was to go straight through Strawbridge’s — women’s intimates was at my entrance, I think furnitureContinue reading “The Stolen Newspapers”
Author Archives: Allyn Gibson
Twenty-Five Years Ago
Twenty-five years ago this morning, Islamic terrorists hijacked four planes, crashing two into the World Trade Center towers in New York and a third into the Pentagon. The idea of that being twenty-five years ago is strange. In many ways, it doesn’t feel that long ago in the mind. Time’s flow gets weird. I cannotContinue reading “Twenty-Five Years Ago”
Her Twenty-Year Mission
Over on Facebook, Dayton Ward posted that twenty years ago today, Pocket Books’ Star Trek: Constellations was released. Constellations was an anthology celebrating 40 years of Star Trek, and I was privileged to have my short story, “Make-Believe,” close out the book. Twenty years. I was so much younger then. I snuck in the door.Continue reading “Her Twenty-Year Mission”
How Do I Sound?
A fun little quiz circulated on BlueSky yesterday evening, a quiz that maps one’s dialect to a specific region of the United States. My results were not surprising! I talk like someone from Maryland, with about 54% of my answers to this 60 question quiz being consistant with a Marylander. I was born in Baltimore,Continue reading “How Do I Sound?”
Lunar Eclipse
Last night there was a lunar eclipse on the east coast. Of course, the weather was terrible. It started raining about 10 o’clock last night. Thunder, lightning, the whole shebang. There was a break in the rain about 11:30, but the cloud cover was too thick. There was a brief break in the clouds. ThisContinue reading “Lunar Eclipse”
Lake Ontario Forever
Over the weekend, Canada rejected a trade deal with the United States that would have resulted in a loss of economic sovereignty for our northern neighbors. Donald Trump took this surprisingly well. Oh, who I am kidding. Donald Trump doesn’t take anything well. He’s a petty little B. It took me about thirty seconds toContinue reading “Lake Ontario Forever”
Dolly Parton
When I was fourteen my family went on vacation to Tennessee. My mom had a rule. Vacations were not strictly for pleasure. We went to King’s Dominion outside Richmond one day, we went to visit the Virginia Capitol the other day. We went to Nags Head one day, we took a tour of an historicContinue reading “Dolly Parton”
Thank You, Captain Obvious
On Sunday I went through my Junk Email folder for the first time in about two weeks. To my surprise, I had an email from Glassdoor letting me know there were new reviews of Diamond Comic Distributors. “That’s interesting but useless,” I thought. Still, I was curious, and I wanted to take a look. LookingContinue reading “Thank You, Captain Obvious”
Looking for Some “Piece of Mind”
A few days ago YouTube thought I should watch a video on a lost Beatles song. Of course that would pique my interest. I started the video, and the “lost” song was none other than “Piece of Mind,” which I wrote about in the distant days of 2008. For those who have not heard it,Continue reading “Looking for Some “Piece of Mind””
Victory! Sweet Victory!
At last, I have solved Minesweeper at the highest difficulty level. Well, a Linux clone of it, xbomb. I have come close–two mines to find, and I either slipped up or deduced incorrectly. This is the first time I’ve solved the whole thing. The top right corner, as you might guess, proved to be theContinue reading “Victory! Sweet Victory!”