Ergebnis für "Kyle" in Essays

Three eras, ten stories. In “Hundredfingers,” a virtuoso guitarist reconnects with a figure from his past. In “Keyword,” a search engine falls in love with a user. In “Mad Scientist Seeking Intern for Spring Semester”…well, you can guess what that’s about. And there’s plenty more where those came from. Now newly introduced and expanded by the author, "Past, Present, Future." includes fiction, essays, and even a dash of poetry. Each inspects a different aspect of time, along with more important topics, such as Bigfoot and cats. Future-you will thank you for listening to it.

"A valuable primer on this moment where humans are deciding how much power over their lives they give to monopolies and algorithms." -DAVE EGGERS, bestselling author of The Circle Which Side of History? offers a collection of bold essays on how technology is affecting democracy, society, and our...

In the vein of Bill Bryson, Tim Cahill, and Ellen Meloy, Burrillo's is a fresh voice in humor-spiked nature writing and cultural commentary. Running throughout the wide-ranging topics of The Backwoods of Everywhere are themes of place and locality, and how these vary between cultures and individuals. Marrying the intensely personal with the complex and technical, Burrillo's candid voice brings humor, wonder, irony, and wit to each thought-provoking essay.

A wild ride through a disaffected youth by a gifted writer. Dominic Gordon explores his memories in tight prose bursting with insight, audacious ideas and dark humour. What happens to the adolescent spirit when all vestiges of innocence about the world are foregone, replaced within the grinding...