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Entries from July 2022

Nominata

July 29th, 2022 · 5 Comments

My novel Nominata is now available from Black Scat Books! You can get it on Amazon! I’ve been working on it for years: it’s not long, but it took me awhile to figure out what I wanted to do with it. Here’s the blurb from Black Scat Books: Nominata has gone missing, and her old […]

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Music for Two Monochords: Sophie Germain and Safe Primes

July 21st, 2022 · Comments Off on Music for Two Monochords: Sophie Germain and Safe Primes

A duet for two monochords, based on dividing the strings by Sophie Germain and safe primes. (A Sophie Germain prime is any prime for which 2p + 1 is another prime, and that second prime is the safe prime. So, 5 is a Sophie Germain prime, and the safe prime is 11.)

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King Merrimack

July 18th, 2022 · Comments Off on King Merrimack

This story, in which genial King Merrimack and his garrulous physician Celso have to contend with the surly Prince Zebu, can be found in Black Scat Review 25. Here’s how it begins: KING MERRIMACK    King Merrimack threw back his quilt, and sat up to look out the window. It was a cold November morning, […]

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Music for Two Monochords: Elevens

July 13th, 2022 · Comments Off on Music for Two Monochords: Elevens

Two monochords play a duet, using segments of the string that are divisible by eleven.

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Crimp

July 5th, 2022 · Comments Off on Crimp

A piece for two melody instruments and keyboard.

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