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Interview: Bruce Sterling, Cyberpunk Author

Knickers to the Red, White & Blue
Visiting my home town in the UK last week, I experienced a new perspective on some of the cultural oddities of these United States. For instance, people in England, as elsewhere across the planet, hang their washing to dry outside on clear days. This obvious solution to drying clothes en plein air is anathema to [...]

Interview: Bob Houlston, St. Albans, UK, Guitar Teacher
At the University of Hertfordshire presentation on Social Networking I interviewed local guitar teacher Bob Houlston.

Professionally Speaking Magazine - Fall 2009
Six of the Best The California Chapter has now produced six editions of Professionally Speaking magazine. That’s 180 pages containing over 40 articles by chapter members and guest speakers. Contents of the Fall 2009 issue The latest issue contains Jane Atkinson - Are Bureaus Not Digging You? Ed Brodow - How to Win an Oscar on [...]

Interview: Jason Kersten, Author and Journalist
The afternoon session of Saturday’s Northern California Chapter of the National Speakers Association (NSA/NC) meeting featured a conversation between Craig Harrison and journalist and author Jason Kersten. An author and journalist since 1998, Jason has written features for numerous national magazines, including Rolling Stone, Men’s Journal, and Maxim. His first book, Journal [...]

West Wing Writers’ dour Scottish client
The left-of-center British newspaper The Guardian has broken the news that beleaguered British Prime Minister Gordon Brown paid Washington, DC based West Wing Writers fees totaling $40,000 for speechwriting services. The most recent fee of $7,045 was paid for editing his March 4th address to the Joint Session of Congress. Speculation is that Brown [...]