Passion, Persistence, Perspective. en-us Copyright 2010 http://www.dallaswriter.com/ http://www.dallaswriter.com/subBlog.asp?bID=49 <p>Writers loved the workshop I attended, last week, in San Miguel de Allende. Led by <a href="http://susansbrown.com/">Susan Sutliff Brown, Ph.D</a>., a James Joyce Scholar and a top-notch literary coach, &ldquo;Everything You Need to Know About Creating Great Fiction in 90 Minutes or Less&rd.... http://www.dallaswriter.com/subBlog.asp?bID=49 http://www.dallaswriter.com/subBlog.asp?bID=48 <p>I'm traveling to the heart of Mexico soon...</p> <p>And, I'm excited!</p> <p>There are literally hundreds of reasons to go! Like, for example, the bounty of writers, poets, playwrights, comedians, documentarians, journalists, editors, publishers, agents and artists who will me.... http://www.dallaswriter.com/subBlog.asp?bID=48 http://www.dallaswriter.com/subBlog.asp?bID=47 <p>We know that scientists influence society in powerful ways. On December 14th, 2011, Senators Al Franken (D-MN) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) addressed Congress and reminded America not only of the debt we owe scientists for their steadfast commitment to cures and innovation, but also the reliance we have alway.... http://www.dallaswriter.com/subBlog.asp?bID=47 http://www.dallaswriter.com/subBlog.asp?bID=46 <p><br /> The <a href="http://www.occupywallst.org">Occupy Wall Street </a>movement is a powerful one. What began as a collective voice of the people fighting for American jobs and against the excesses of the 1% quickly grew into a larger social movement. One could trace its origins back to Sep.... http://www.dallaswriter.com/subBlog.asp?bID=46 http://www.dallaswriter.com/subBlog.asp?bID=44 <p><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/author/joe/">Joe Romm</a>, the Center for American Progress's climate guru and one of the most well-respected scientific journalists on the subject today, posted a <a href="http://bit.ly/mXYiye">speech</a> given on the floor of Congress by RI's .... http://www.dallaswriter.com/subBlog.asp?bID=44 http://www.dallaswriter.com/subBlog.asp?bID=42 <p>This weekend's Austin City Limits Music Festival (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/aclfestival">ACL</a>) was probably the first outdoor concert where the crowd cheered when the rain rolled in. The record-breaking summer heat wave and extensive drought have fueled deadly wildfires across southern.... http://www.dallaswriter.com/subBlog.asp?bID=42 http://www.dallaswriter.com/subBlog.asp?bID=41 <p>In his August 31st GigaOM article, &ldquo;<a href="http://gigaom.com/2011/08/31/amazon-continues-on-its-mission-to-disintermediate-publishers/">Amazon Continues on its Mission to Disintermediate Publishers</a>,&rdquo; award-winning journalist, <a href="http://www.mathewingram.com/work/ab.... http://www.dallaswriter.com/subBlog.asp?bID=41 http://www.dallaswriter.com/subBlog.asp?bID=40 <p>In today's Wall Street Journal, Robert Kennedy, Jr. writes another Op-Ed in opposition to Cape Wind. My online response to Kennedy's unfortunate perspective is copied below. Here is the short link to the WSJ piece, entitled, "Nantucket's Wind Power Rip-Off:" &nbsp;<a href="http://tinyurl.com.... http://www.dallaswriter.com/subBlog.asp?bID=40 http://www.dallaswriter.com/subBlog.asp?bID=39 <p>On Tuesday, June 21, 2011, the <a href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110621/OPINION/106210330">Cape Cod Times</a> printed my Letter to the Editor: &ldquo;<a href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110621/OPINION/106210330/-1/rss17">Cost.... http://www.dallaswriter.com/subBlog.asp?bID=39 http://www.dallaswriter.com/subBlog.asp?bID=38 <p>Yes, I&nbsp;HAVE been working on a new <a href="http://350.org">climate</a> article involving the pioneering&nbsp;work of U.K. legal scholar, <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/change-makers-polly-higgins.html">Polly Higgins</a>, University of Oregon law prof.... http://www.dallaswriter.com/subBlog.asp?bID=38