Newsletter Articles

TI Professional Computing DirecTIons

“Shoot-‘Em-Up Arcade Game (a review of Silo)” 4, 9 DirecTIons (September 1987), pp. 29-30.

“Need More Room? How About a 20-Meg Winchester on a Card… (a review of the Second Source Systems ProCard Model 1350)”  4, 5 DirecTIons (May 1987), pp. 32-34.

Bernie Tao with Ed Mickolus “A Mini-Casino on Your TIPC (a review of KCGames)” 4, 4 DirecTIons (April 1987), pp. 31-32.

“TI Shells Out (a review of TI-SHELL)” 4, 3 DirecTIons (March 1987), p. 31.

“Say ‘CHEESE!’ for Delicious Graphics (a review of the CHEESE graphics package)” 4, 2 DirecTIons (February 1987), pp. 26-27.

“TI Speaks! (a review of the Sheen Brothers Serious Synthesizer board)” 4,2 DirecTIons (February 1987), pp. 29-30.

“GalacTIc Fun (a review of Star Fleet I: The War Begins) 3, 11 DirecTIons (November 1986), pp. 35-36.

“Puttering Around the TIPC (a review of Pro-Golf)” 3, 11 DirecTIons (November 1986), pp. 34-35.

“The Message is Sublime (a review of Self Shrink)” 3, 4 DirecTIons (April, 1986), p. 25.

“Sink the Mighty TIPC (a review of Battleship)” 2, 10 DirecTIons (October 1985).

“Season’s Greetings (a review of Holiday Graphics” 2, 11 DirecTIons (November 1985), pp. 23-25.

“Sing Along with the TIPC (a review of Music Man)” 2, 11 DirecTIons (November 1985), pp. 25-34.

“Tracking Halley’s Comet (a review of Halley’s Comet on your Home Computer” 3, 1 DirecTIons (January 1986), pp. 21-23.

“In the Chips! (a review of Casino I)” 3, 2 DirecTIons (February 1986), pp. 25-26.

“Geography Lesson (a review of States)” 3, 2 DirecTIons (February 1986), pp. 24-25.

“Supreme Test Rates Your Road to Heaven (a review of The Supreme Test)” 3, 2 DirecTIons (February 1986), p. 26.

“Benefits of User’s Group Membership” 2, 10 TI Professional Computing (October 1985), pp. 31‑34.

“Bibliography for Users of the Texas Instruments Professional Computer” 2, 1 TI Professional Computing (January 1985), p. 6.

“Flight Simulators” 1, 8 TI Professional Computing (November 1984), pp, 6‑7.

“Improving Professional Computing Magazines” 1, 5 TI Professional Computing (August 1984), pp. 5‑6.

TI dBITS, a monthly column on the computer industry written for the newsletter of Texas Instruments Professional Computer Users Groups around the US, 1984‑1985.

MenSana

Author’s Desk, a column on practical writing techniques for the North Florida chapter of MENSA MenSana newsletter. Articles include:

“Why Write?” Volume 3, number 1 January 2021, p. 4-5.

“Prolific Authors Listing” Volume 3, number 2, February 2021, p. 5

Prolific Time Management I, Volume 3, number 3, March 2021, pp. 7-8.

Prolific Time Management II, Volume 3, number 4, April 2021, p. 6.

Prolific Time Management III, Volume 3, number 5, May 2021, pp. 6-7.

Prolific Time Management IV, Volume 3, number 6, June 2021, pp. 7-8.

Prolific Novelist, Volume 3, number 6, June 2021, p. 7.

Collaborating with co-authors

Character Bibles

Commercial vs. DIY publishing (two articles)

Where do you get your ideas (three articles on creativity phases, types and techniques)

Managing Marketing Departments: Dusting Your Dust Jacket, Volume 3, Number 11, November 2021, pp. 4, 6. 

“Where Ideas Are Born” adapted from earlier MenSana article Calliope, Winter 2021/2022, pp. 41-42. 

Riverwood Explorations: Newsletter of the Del Webb Ponte Vedra Riverwood Community

A series of 50 profiles of community residents.