I’m Dan Blanks, a retired software engineer living in Silicon Valley. I like to post blogs, stories, essays, photos, and commentary on topical issues.
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I’m a bit between new stories at the moment. I’ll be back in a few days with a new one. I promise!
Latest Posts
Parker Grove
A desperate soap opera writer learns the value of listening to his characters — literally.
The Long Summer
A high school football star deals with sexual politics in a rural Texas town in the early 1980s.
The Bessel Function Caper
This is a sordid tale of physics, Bessel functions, and the lengths we went to for a passing grade.
The Rise and Fall of Anita Bryant
Anita Bryant discovered the power of cancel culture decades before there was an Internet.
The Flower of My Mind
After a long absence, Jonathan Waterford returns home with a new look, new abilities, and a dangerous mission.
The Best Homecoming Ever
An analysis of one of Norman Rockwell’s most brilliant magazine covers, The Homecoming.
Lillian Cassidy
This is the article I wrote in December 2014 upon the passing of my mother-in-law Lillian Cassidy.
