Entertainment – A WRITER'S GOTTA WRITE

Current NYT puzzles I’m doing—Connections & Wordle

07/09/202307/09/2023 by John

Connections In June of 2023, the New York Times introduced a new game called “Connections.” I started playing it in July. Here’s how it works and how the July 9, 2023 puzzle worked out for me to give you a feel for how it works if you’re not familiar with it. Here are the rules: … Read more

Opera mind maps

03/30/2023 by John

I used to attend the opera with my friend Mary Rossini, which started off when she wanted a date but was hard-pressed to find any straight men who enjoyed the opera. Before we went, I usually created a mind map of the synopsis, which we liked to hold in our laps and do “air checks” … Read more