More of my ramblings about languages and one of my stories will be published eventually sometime

Cosmic Horror Monthly has accepted one of my pieces! I can't remember if I've already mentioned this or not. I unfortunately have no further information about this, except that'll it'll be fun to have one of my weirder flash fictions out in the world.Awhile ago, Learn German with Falk asked which languages we would learn … Continue reading More of my ramblings about languages and one of my stories will be published eventually sometime

Language Learning Politics

A entirely unrelated note first: My publishing friend's Kickstarter for the anthology We Make the Village has hit it's first stretch goal! Thank you for your support! Now on to our originally scheduled post. There is a problem in the adult language learning community that I don’t see getting attention. It’s a social problem. It’s … Continue reading Language Learning Politics

Let’s say it’s been six months…

It's been about six months as of February 20th since I started taking studying German semi-seriously. Unfortunately I don't have an "official" start date for myself, but mid-September feels about right.I took a couple of practice tests last week (Feb. 20th) to see if I've actually learned anything since then. I hope to take similar … Continue reading Let’s say it’s been six months…

Die Nummer sind ein Wunder/ Another rambling post and minor update

(Google translate suggests that Zahlen sind ein Wunder is closer to the "Numbers are a miracle" that I want to say here, but I have only mild confidence in this.) Man this hasn't been a great couple of days of me versus technology and the world. (Whining to come, but first, most of our original … Continue reading Die Nummer sind ein Wunder/ Another rambling post and minor update