Facebooking Rick Springfield (and Other Musings of a Scattered Writer)    by Jessica Park
Price: $0.99 USD. 9510 words. Published on November 23, 2010. .
I don't have the funds to follow Rick Springfield around on tour. Or get on his yearly cruise. But the advantage of being a writer is that I have a decent imagination, and my fantasy Rick life placates my need for, you know, actual encounters with the cherished one. I’m pretty content to worship him from afar. So here is a collection of blogs that I’ve done (now expanded), most Rick-related.

Blessed are the Introverts    by Mark Stucky
Price: Free! 1140 words. Published on December 1, 2010. .
Introverts and extroverts often just don't comprehend each other. Assuming everyone functions with the same psychological engine, however, causes misunderstandings. Diesel engines don't run on gasoline, and introverts operate differently than extroverts. This humorous article examines some of the differences between the two personality types.

Dr. Jargonlove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Technobabble    by Mark Stucky
Price: Free! 870 words. Published on December 7, 2010. .
Why would somebody write "the biota exhibited a 100 percent mortality response" when he really meant all the fish died? Sometimes people use jargon to be taken seriously, sometimes to be clear and precise, sometimes to not work so hard, and sometimes to deliberately evade and confuse. This essay humorously examines the various motivations for using jargon in both good and bad communication.