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Two New Scams Targeting Writers

Actually, I’m not sure these scams are new, but they are new to me, and since people seem to be interested in this kind of thing, I’ll write about them. I’ve been super busy lately (hence, very few blog posts, sorry!) so my junk mailboxes have really piled up. Tonight I finally got ahead enoughContinue reading “Two New Scams Targeting Writers”

WordPress Renewal Phishing

Today I got a couple of emails reminding me that my WordPress renewal is tomorrow. I thought that was odd, since I’m on auto-renew and don’t have to manually pay my bill. That’s when I noticed the email was from a user at “hosting.com” and the link address was to some long url that wasn’tContinue reading “WordPress Renewal Phishing”

Poetry Contest Submission

Every now and then, after (or in the midst of) a heavy grading period, I have to remind myself that in addition to being a university professor, I’m also a poet. In the throes of a busy semester, this can be a challenge, but this morning, I took a few minutes to work on aContinue reading “Poetry Contest Submission”