The Keyboard Chronicles

Articles written for various publications

Unpublished short stories

Visit Glenn's Author Page for links to his published fiction writing



Published Articles


. The astronomy pieces were written for either Astronomy magazine, Astronomy.com, or The Event Horizon (newsletter of the Hamilton Amateur Astronomers).

The lawnbowling articles appeared in The Community News: a local paper that became The Grimsby News.

ASTRONOMY
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         A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Mount Forest
           (HAA website - August 2002)
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        The Galilean Telescope
           (Event Horizon - November 2002)
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        The Skybox
           (Event Horizon - January 2003)
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        In The Heat Of The Night
           (Winter Star Party - February 2003)
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        Astronomy with a Budget Telescope - Book Review
           (Astronomy Magazine - August 2003 - editor: Maggie McKee)
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        Focus on Magnification
           (Event Horizon - September 2003)
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        Stormfest!
           (Astronomy.com - September 2003 - editor: Vanessa Thomas)
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        Spot the Spots. Count the Dots. What's your RSN ?
           (Event Horizon - November 2003)
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       The Complete Manual of Amateur Astronomy Tools and Techniques - Book Review
          (Astronomy Magazine - January 2004 - unedited version)
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       Mapping The Sky - Book Review
        (Astronomy Magazine - March 2004 - unedited version)

        A Case for DIY
        (Event Horizon - December 2007)

        A Binoviewer Review
        (Event Horizon - December 2007)

       Binoviewers and the PST
        (Event Horizon - December 2008)

       Letter To The Editor
          (The Grimsby Lincoln News - February 4, 2009)

       

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LAWNBOWLING


Short Stories

Created by Raymond Chandler in 1939, Philip Marlowe; a hard-boiled, private dick (that's a detective so get your mind out of the gutter) made his first appearance in "The Big Sleep".  Since then the style has been imitated by hundreds of novelists leaving the door open for my own satire of the "Dime Detective Novel".

So, put your feet on the desk, pull the bottle of Jack Daniels from the drawer marked "Tough Cases", and get ready to enter the world of.......

...G. Muller  P.I.            Chapter 1 - The Lady's Request
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           Chapter 2 - A Visit To Sandy's
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           Chapter 3 - A Fridge Too Far

Lawnbowling, again


            Over The Green    A light hearted tale about bowlers coping with the loss of a friend - this is Glenn's favourite composition to date.