Category: Wonder
As corporeal beings we long for tactile and visceral experience. Yet object-based culture doesn’t scale and isn’t sustainable. The mystery of a Cornell Box, the joy of a Wonder Cabinet, the reassuring familiarity of a well worn diary, are these experiences lost in our time? At the iRez Wonder Hub we explore ways to have a haptic experience of the virtual.
Blind Jump Into… The Book
A world of ghosts from the past caught up with her when she picked up the book….
Blind Jump Into… Tea and Ham
“Tea and ham,” requested the old Duke of Hamilton to one of his servants. The earthquake sent…
Blind Jump Into… Point of View
The waiting room had a view to the ocean. From the rectangular window, you could see dolphins…
Blind Jump Into… Caution!
“Just don’t trip,” said John. Annie nodded. She realized she was much faster than her brother, climbing…
Blind Jump Into… Promise
The storm approached without warning as the four men were sailing out to sea. The fishing season…
Blind Jump Into… The Crowd
The Crowd The crowd gathered on the riversides and pointed at the bay. A sailboat slid slowly…
Blind Jump Into… Life is Beautiful
Life is Beautiful Overlooking the sea, an announced summer hiding behind a flat horizon, I sit and…
Blind Jump Into… Are You Sure?
Are you sure? “Final words, final thoughts,” he mumbled, as he walked towards the massive iron doors,…
Blind Jump Into… Imagine
Imagine The shadows played on the old windmill, fallen a long time ago. A new windmill was…
Blind Jump Into… Version 2.05
Version 2.05 “Program: Bird Watcher version 2.05”. That’s what she wanted. It was the last box in…
Blind Jump Into… Swing
Swing Out of the blueness of space, the openness of an open sky, a swing swayed back…
Blind Jump into…
Time to leave Goatswood and those who became familiar faces for the past 12 days. Ernest, the…
It Takes a Village – Chapter 12
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It Takes a Village – Chapter 11
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Vanessa Blaylock’s Online Identity
What is Vanessa Blaylock’s online identity? As tends to happen to women, I’m changing my name. Are…
It Takes a Village – Chapter 10
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It Takes a Village – Chapter 9
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It Takes a Village – Chapter 8
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It Takes a Village – Chapter 7
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It Takes a Village – Chapter 6
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It Takes a Village – Chapter 5
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Content Platforms: Authorea vs Medium vs Scalar
Avatar Blogger Month seems like the ideal time to think about the platforms we use to express…
It Takes a Village – Chapter 4
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It Takes a Village – Chapter 3
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It Takes a Village – Chapter 2
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It Takes a Village – Chapter 1
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A New Story for Avatar Blogger Month!
Introduction After a breathing spell of about a month, I am back with a new story, this…
Diary #39 – Fiona Blaylock Naked Art Show Raided by NTPD!
(Diary #39 – Mom’s Instagrams of me ‘n Fiona in ballet clothes) You know how agent…
Slapping My Snotty Sister
My stupid sister Fiona opened an art gallery featuring pix of OUR FAMILY NAKED!? Is she stoopid?…