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Friday, May 9, 2014 10:48:21 AM
David Lubar wrote a blog post titled You have the right to freeze peach:
David said, ""You have the right to freeze peach!" And I will defend that right 'til your last dying breath.Wait. That doesn't sound right. Hang on -- I need to check something. Okay, it looks like I misunderstood one of our rights. Which brings me to my mini..." more
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 10:51:16 AM
David Lubar wrote a blog post titled Wipeout of the Wireless Weenies launches today!:
David said, "A Seventh Serving of Tasty Tales Find out the secret behind the zombie apocalypse, discover the downside of going Goth, learn why there's a monster under the bed, and savor a revealing form of bio-engineered revenge. This is just a hint of the..." more
Sunday, April 13, 2014 1:18:55 PM
David Lubar wrote a blog post titled Wireless promotion, part 1 of N:
David said, "I'm about to head out to the Clinton Book Shop for my first signing for Wipeout of the Wireless Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales. Since I'm focusing my promotional efforts on this title, I figured it would be interested to keep a..." more
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 12:03:41 PM
David Lubar wrote a blog post titled Dying snakes and leafless trees:
David said, "As always, I make note of National Poetry Month with this excerpt from Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie: My public speaking efforts didn't attract any more attention than my writing. Nobody who didn't already know me said..." more
Thursday, March 20, 2014 12:39:39 PM
David Lubar wrote a blog post titled In which I allow myself to enjoy being viewed as less than perfect...:
David said, "So I'm calling "bullshit" one anyone who insists that anything less than five stars is an insult or a transgression. I'm calling it on myself, too, for a near miss. I just read a delightful review of The Wavering Werewolf that was filled with..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 2:53:10 PM
David Lubar wrote a blog post titled Sometimes, a dying snake is just a dying snake:
David said, "For those who celebrate National poetry Month, I hope you enjoy this relevant excerpt from Sleeping Freshman Never Lie:Mr. Franka started out class the next day by saying, "How many of you don't like poetry?"Many hands went up. Including mine.He..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 2:53:10 PM
David Lubar wrote a blog post titled Never Forget:
David said, "I have a very small extended family. I might have had more, but Hitler's supporters killed my grandmother's two sisters. At least, that's pretty much what she thinks happened, since they were taken to camps and she never saw them again. She was..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 2:53:10 PM
David Lubar wrote a blog post titled Maya Unangelic -- a response to false cries of racism:
David said, "Debbie Reese, who appears to make a profession out of getting offended, recently posted a blog attacking Jon Scieszka for having the kids in his Timewarp book, Oh Me Oh Maya, think of Mayan ruler Kakapupahed as Cacapoopoohead. That's fine, in and of..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 2:53:10 PM
David Lubar wrote a blog post titled Why Extremities Matters to Me And Why It Should Matter to You:
David said, "Why Extremities Matters to MeAnd Why It Should Matter to YouThrough a combination of luck, hard work, and talent (listed in descending order of importance), I have the good fortune of making a fair portion of my living doing something I love very..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 2:53:10 PM
David Lubar wrote a blog post titled Its time to shout down anti-ACA lies:
David said, "I haven't written a blog post since last August. I posted the following on Facebook, but felt it was worth trying to reach a wider audience.Okay, the Centers on Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a report stating that 65% of small businesses..." more
Saturday, February 2, 2013 12:28:09 PM
David Lubar wrote a blog post titled I thought I'd be listless:
David said, "The nicest thing about knowing I wouldn't get any sort of listing or honor from the 2013 ALA awards is finding out I was wrong. I just got an email from Don Gallo, letting me know that First Crossings, which contains my short story,..." more
Friday, November 30, 2012 8:50:53 PM
David Lubar wrote a blog post titled Sour Grenades:
David said, "You know, I spent the entire election tolerating the comments from the other side on my Facebook acount. Sometimes we argued. Sometimes, we reasoned. I accepted some of your points, and tried to see your position. I have had several excellent..." more
Thursday, October 25, 2012 8:04:21 PM
David Lubar wrote a blog post titled Pregnancy by Rape is Not a Gift from God:
David said, "Most people are disturbed when they see Tea Party and other far-right Republicans speak against the abortion rights of a rape victim by using the argument, "A life created by rape is still a gift from God." There has been much debate..." more
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 8:36:16 AM
David Lubar wrote a blog post titled Ban-Proof Books:
David said, "The Ban-Proof Bookshelf Don't you just hate having your day interrupted to deal with a book challenge? Whether it's in the form of a shouting parent, a sign-waving picket line, or a smoldering pile of burning books setting off the..." more
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 5:43:23 AM
David Lubar wrote a blog post titled Mr. Mittiotic:
David said, "Today's special word is "Mittiotic." Pretty much anything Mitt Romney says is stupid, but on occasion, he rises to special heights of Mittiocy. The thing is, as simple as his mind is, his Mittiocies tend to have layers of..." more
Thursday, July 26, 2012 11:50:07 AM
David Lubar wrote a blog post titled Genesis of a one liner:
David said, "Twitter is currently down, so I can't post the one liner I just came up with. Instead, I figured I'd use this space to show the thoughts that led to the joke. It started when I saw, on Facebook, that Mick Jagger just turned 69...." more
Thursday, May 3, 2012 6:42:39 AM
David Lubar wrote a blog post titled The most expensive book I ever bought:
David said, "On December 7th (no symbolism there) of 2011, Marshall Cavenidsh Children's Books announced that they had been sold to Amazon. This announcement would have meant nothing to me, except that on March of that year, I sold a young-adult short-story..." more
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 12:45:09 PM
David Lubar wrote a blog post titled I can haz grammar:
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Sunday, March 11, 2012 9:12:09 PM
David Lubar wrote a blog post titled davidlubar @ 2012-03-11T09:10:00:
David said, "There's a place for bad behavior...A boy gets an alien death ray from his uncle. A gamer gets hooked on casino gambling. A bully steals steroids from an enormous athlete. What could possibly go wrong? Once in a while, I'll write a story that..." more
Thursday, March 1, 2012 7:14:34 AM
David Lubar wrote a blog post titled Weeniedex!:
David said, "Or Weendex, or even Windex. Call it what you will, I've created a topical index to all the Weenies short stories, along with a separate language-arts related index. If you are a teacher or librarian, you might find it useful. Check it out. Tell..." more
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 10:43:17 AM
David Lubar wrote a blog post titled A brief Valentine's scene:
David said, "From Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie: "Happy artificial holiday with strong commercial overtones." Lee handed me a wrinkled white paper bag. She was wearing a shirt with a heart on it. I guess in honor of Valentine's day. Except it was a real..." more
Friday, February 10, 2012 6:29:28 AM
David Lubar wrote a blog post titled Can we combat ignorance?:
David said, "I suspect many people will be discussing the latest Santorum quote: "I think that could be a very compromising situation, where people naturally may do things that may not be in the interest of the mission because of other types of emotions that are..." more
Sunday, February 5, 2012 9:01:50 AM
David Lubar wrote a blog post titled Rick Santorum fails to hit a Homer:
David said, "I know there's a big game on, but I need to talk about something else. (And it's pretty obvious to me who will win. It's going to be the Denver Brocnos, proving once and for all the miraculous powers contained in the prayers of a devout athlete.)..." more
Thursday, February 2, 2012 3:21:23 PM
David Lubar wrote a blog post titled The fresh air was nice:
David said, "So, for those who followed along, we had an interesting discussion during the past several days, exploring whether men have an advantage in kidlit. A blog's comment section isn't the ideal place for an extended dialogue, so I suspect the..." more
Monday, May 4, 2015 7:20:16 AM
David Lubar wrote a blog post titled It's Teacher Appreciation Week:
David said, "I opened my email this morning and found this amazing message:"I just wanted to extend a massive thank you. I have had a grueling two months filled with surgeries and unpleasant chemo strains. My escape? Reading. Your vivid stories have made my..." more