I’ve been making bread for a while now and I’ve tried lots of recipes. Why bother? The U.S. allows a lot of additives in bread that are not good for people. Also, good bread is really expensive. Also, fresh-baked bread with some honey and butter on it is one of […]
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I had a weird idea the other day: what if I trained an AI text generator on my own writing? What would it produce? The idea kept nagging at me until this weekend I finally had a free couple of hours and dug in. I used a python package I […]
I’m writing a new middle grade fantasy book that features a stone age flute. While doing research, I came across this tutorial on how to make a branch flute and decided to give it a try. First, I had to find a good stick. Out on a hike one day […]
The first book in my new middle grade series Infinity Blast and the Space Weapon of Doom is out now from Reycraft Books. Self-proclaimed space nerds Infinity, his best friend Gabriel, and his sister Twilight are on the run, spurred by the arrest of their astrophysicist parents who have decoded […]
At my school, we have four pillars that represent our values and philosophy: Character, Community, DEIJ, and Academic Excellence. We also have four actual pillars in our gym/multi-purpose room/theater. A few years ago, I was teaching our 7th grade Design + Code + Make class, running a project where the […]
I’ve read A LOT of books featuring neurodivergent characters. Why? First, to find good books for my own kid. Second, to see what else was out there when I set out to write my own neurodivergent characters. Third, because I volunteered to be a reader/reviewer for our Just Books club […]
Book 3 in the Justin Vincent series is out now: “Expect a wild ride from Engine Nine. Author Bradley W. Wright delivers a book full of twists and turns, big revelations, and jaw-dropping moments…Lovers of mystery-suspense novels will have a good time reading Engine Nine.” – Jaylynn Korrell, Independent Book […]
I wrote this article for shepherd.com about my favorite mystery novels: https://shepherd.com/best-books/mystery-where-the-quest-goes-sideways
I was invited to present at the Make: Education Forum 2022 this last fall. I talked about my 5th grade board game project (more details in this blog post). It was a lot of fun and the attendees asked great questions. Here are my slides from the presentation.
For those who like things sweet + tart + smokey + spicy, this is my favorite cranberry sauce recipe (yes, it’s my favorite part of the meal): Grab a sauce pan Chop fine then sauté a shallot and some fresh ginger in the pan Throw in a bag of cranberries […]
There is a bird family nesting in a potted palm hanging from a beam in one of the outdoor atriums at our early childhood center. The teachers asked me to set up a web cam so the students could see inside the nest and follow the progress from eggs to […]
My 5th grade robotics students are having trouble engineering their catapults so I made this prototype to inspire them.