This day in history

2009, 2014, 2019.

Tomorrow (October 23) at 7PM, I’ll be in Decatur, Georgia, presenting my novel The Bezzle at Eagle Eye Books.

#15yrsago Booklife: a guide to a sane, productive writerly life https://memex.craphound.com/2009/10/22/booklife-a-guide-to-a-sane-productive-writerly-life/

#10yrsago Carl Hiaasen’s “Skink No Surrender” https://memex.craphound.com/2014/10/22/carl-hiaasens-skink-no-surrender/

#5yrsago NJ school district bans indebted students from prom and field trips, refuses offer to pay off lunch debt https://www.inquirer.com/education/school-lunch-shaming-cherry-hill-tuna-prom-20191018.html

#5yrsago Hospital staff hang a banner celebrating the transfer of their “mischievous tyrant” boss https://twitter.com/OmoGbajaBiamila/status/1184715636406128640

#5yrsago Ernst and Young subjected women employees to “training” about keeping the company’s men happy https://www.huffpost.com/entry/women-ernst-young-how-to-dress-act-around-men_n_5da721eee4b002e33e78606a

#5yrsago The tactical evolution of #HongKongProtests: bolted-down barricades and calling out businesses https://memex.craphound.com/2019/10/22/the-tactical-evolution-of-hongkongprotests-bolted-down-barricades-and-calling-out-businesses/

#5yrsago Equifax used “admin/admin” as login and pass for an unencrypted server full of your personal data https://finance.yahoo.com/news/equifax-password-username-admin-lawsuit-201118316.html

#5yrsago Margaret Atwood’s “The Testaments”: a long-awaited Handmaid’s Tale sequel fulfills its promise https://memex.craphound.com/2019/10/22/margaret-atwoods-the-testaments-a-long-awaited-handmaids-tale-sequel-fulfills-its-promise/

Tor Books just published two new, free “Little Brother” stories: “Vigilant,” a about creepy surveillance in distance education; and “Spill,” about oil pipelines and indigenous landback.