Author: Shannon Turlington
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Science fiction is my mythology…
A post about why I love science fiction so much in all its forms over on my book reviews blog.
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But the chaos is all so beautiful…
I have always been fascinated by randomness. I am not alone, as shown by the ancient pastimes of gambling and divination. It is our lot as humans to peer into the chaos of the universe and try to discern patterns there. But perhaps a bigger question is whether our lives have some purpose or whether…
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On blog titles and band names
I was idly looking through the search terms that got people over to this blog when I found the perfect blog name: Shannon’s Blog of Knowledge. Too bad that other Shannon got to it first, but I will not rip it off, even though I love it. I am still dissatisfied with my own blog’s…
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Capacity Project ends
My former employer, IntraHealth International, recently held a multimedia expo and day-long event called “It Takes a Workforce: Improving Global Health Services” to mark the end of their five-year project to strengthen the global health workforce, the Capacity Project. The Capacity Project was also a major part of my life over the last five years,…
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I recommend some great reads about immortality
Not too long ago, I wrote a post on one of my other blogs musing about our eternal quest to live longer, preferably forever. While the search for the secret to immortality probably goes back to when we first figured out the whole death thing, and once took the form of such magical interventions as…
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The endless quest to live forever
There was a story in the New York Times Science section this week about testing beginning on drugs that may slow aging. (Please read the article for all the science stuff — I’ll wait.) Obviously, this is the Holy Grail of medical science — literally. Since humans first comprehended their own mortality, they have been…
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Writing for love or money? They aren’t mutually exclusive
Here are some follow-up thoughts on my post about why writers should not write for free. Some readers may be wondering if I am saying that you should never write anything without getting paid for it. That actually is not what I’m saying at all, but let me clarify. What if you just really love…
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They won’t buy the cow: Why writers should not give away their work
I saw a couple of posts on this subject on the World in the Satin Bag, and the subject of whether writers should give away their work for free is a perennial debate. So in case anyone cares, here are my two cents’ on the subject. I was a working writer for 9 years. By…
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Some thoughts on book “stickiness”…
I don’t like to write down my thoughts about a book or draft a review immediately after I’ve finished the book. Instead, I like to let the book sit with me for a few days, or even a few weeks. That’s because one of the most important qualities for me in deciding how much I…
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