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• The Lady of Shalott, by Tennyson -- two versions illustrate revision by a master poet.

• Jane Austen on Writing: Austen gave criticism to her niece, Anna Austen.

• Worst mathematics ever: an example of terrible mathematical exposition.

• The Ship Channel, a short story, written before the first bombing of the World Trade Center.

• Rats in the Attic, Panic, a short story.

• Artificial Intelligence, a short story.

• Getting Tenure at a University, a pamphlet (PDF).

• Pavorati the Barber Fish, by John Wagner, written when he was eleven years old, using the name "Nate".

• 90-word Story: really short.

• The Morality of Art and Science: essay.

• Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka.

• New!  Parables (two of my own).