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Bren Fair 2014
When my father turned 40 years old, I was 11. I remember the occasion quite vividly. We prepared a secret birthday party for him: we rented the local school gymnasium, invited about a hundred friends of his including some he … Continue reading
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How “Net Neutrality” has affected me.
A few people wrote to me today just now to ask if an internet “meme” I made this evening (see below) was about something else, something going on in my life perhaps. Well, it’s this: despite blitzing my Facebook and … Continue reading
The Future of The Fellwater Tales
If I had to choose between reading a long, complex, and intricately detailed story, and reading a complete story, I would prefer to read the complete story. Some stories (in novels, television, film, etc.) are pushed to continue as long … Continue reading
Hi there. I’m Brendan Myers. And I quit.
I’ve been reading a lot lately about the situation of young grad students or people who recently completed their graduate degrees. Many of them, perhaps nearly all of them, face ridiculous barriers to entry into good university jobs in their … Continue reading
What My Students Are Reading
I like to include a nonsense question on the front cover of my exams. The idea is that if there’s something on the exam that students can laugh at, then they might be a little bit less stressed about it. … Continue reading
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What is Doctor Who all about?
I’ve been watching Doctor Who since I was small – Tom Baker was my Doctor. So the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who got me thinking: what is this complicated, wonderful, beautiful, and very very weird show all about? I’ve settled … Continue reading
My 2nd Kickstarter failed. Here’s why.
My Kickstarter campaign for The Fellwater Tales RPG ends in about a week. And if you have looked at the campaign page recently, you’ll see we’re nowhere near the target. This is not for lack of trying. The game was … Continue reading
Minimalist Religion
In my spiritual life, I think of myself as a philosopher first, and everything else second. The pursuit of knowledge is a deeply important value for me. In that respect, my spirituality can be called humanist, rather than theist. In … Continue reading
Another book promo giveaway!
If you post a review of my novel, Clan Fianna, to its Amazon page between now and 15th November, I’ll put your name in a draw for a $100 gift certificate at the online bookstore of your choice! Christmas is … Continue reading
My next Kickstarter campaign, perhaps? A philosophical RPG!
Since I started teaching at Heritage College, I’ve been encouraged to find new ways of getting students interested in learning philosophy and critical reasoning. So I invented four games that I regularly use in my classes: I published one of … Continue reading
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