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Bill made a surprise appearance in Michael Ian Black's standup comedy special NOTED EXPERT, recorded in November 2015 and first aired in May 2016 on Epix.

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This year a serial takes root

This year a serial takes root

I spent three years writing a young-adult urban science-fantasy thriller. The brave kids at its core broke my heart in more ways than one. This year I'd like you to meet them.  read

This governor is positive

A limerick on the occasion of Texas governor Greg Abbott’s positive test for the SARS-CoV-2 virus.  read
You can’t spell “preventable” without a bee

You can’t spell “preventable” without a bee

Sometimes life (or a diabolical puzzle editor) throws you a curve you know is coming, and it still beans you in the brainpan. Bee alert!  read

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A brief manuscript formatting checklist

A brief manuscript formatting checklist

If all you need to do is review the basics, our handy formatting checklist is here to help.  read

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Announcing the winner of our Tylogram Summer Challenge!

Photo by Francis Delapena on Unsplash We here at Tylogram™ Central would like to offer hearty congratulations to the winner of our Tylogram Summer Challenge! Tylogram is the diabolical semi-weekly sliding word puzzle where you form words from a grid...  read

About William Shunn

William Shunn is the Hugo and Nebula Award–nominated author of over thirty works of short fiction, which have appeared everywhere from Asimov's Science Fiction to Salon. His memoir, The Accidental Terrorist, was published to acclaim in 2015, and was shortlisted for the Association for Mormon Letters Award. He also edits The Piltdown Review.