Author Archives: rben13

About rben13

I'm a writer/programmer/QA Analyst living near Boston with my beautiful wife, Heather, and our two cats, Aran and Sam.

Oil Spills Happen

Well, what did you expect? When you have tens of thousands of off-shore oil well drilling in deep waters in an environmentally sensitive area, you are going to have a disaster. This is what environmentalists said when there was debate … Continue reading

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My new Nexus One

I just got my new Nexus One smart-phone, a nice bit of tech powered by the open source Android operating system. I chose the Nexus One because it’s a phone developed in close cooperation with Google and Google is the … Continue reading

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Latest Artwork

This is actually an old story, written last November. A fellow writer, Jennifer Rogala, asked me to help out on her latest project, a writing contest for local school kids. She asked me to do the artwork for the award … Continue reading

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WordPress Update

At long last, I’ve updated the site to WordPress 2.9.2. I’ll try to give it some more attention in the days to come.

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New Book Project – Catch a Falling Sky

Well, I’m fifty pages into my new novel, so maybe I’ll finish this one and be able to start sending out query letters later this year. I’m pretty happy with how it’s going, so far. Below is just a taste: … Continue reading

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