I’ll just dispense with the traditional “Man, been so long since I’ve blogged!” bit, if that’s OK with you, handful of readers. I want to post links to a couple of pieces I’ve written, to make sure my mom sees them:
First, I not only wrote the cover story for the latest issue of Isthmus, but am actually on the cover. Mrs. Josh says the picture doesn’t look like me, but that’s neither here nor there—what’s really important is that my friend and mentee KaAndrae looks good (and he does!). The story is about what it’s been like to mentor a 12-year-old young man for the past 10 months. And I’ll give away the answer now—it’s been deeply rewarding—but you should read the article anyway; I must say, I’m awfully happy with it. You might also consider becoming a mentor! If you’re in the Madison area, you could contact the program I work through at Madison-area Urban Ministry. If you live somewhere else, you can find a mentoring program in your area.
I’ve also still been blog-blog-blogging away through science fiction’s Hugo Award–winning novels at io9. This past weekend, I wrote about Larry Niven’s Ringworld and how, while it shares some striking similarities with Lost, there’s a defining thematic difference between the two stories.
