Philip Brewer
I write science fiction and fantasy stories.
I also write about personal finance and frugality for Wise Bread.
I speak Esperanto, and use it to communicate internationally. Esperantistoj, legu mian esperantan hejmpaĝon.
Personal finance articles (at Wise Bread)- Interesting stuff
Category Archives: Esperanto
The Esperanto@UIUC table at Quad Day
The Esperanto@UIUC table, originally uploaded by bradipo. I was really pleased with this picture of Darcy, Dan, and Omar telling a couple of undergrads how much fun it is to learn Esperanto as a member of our group. The Esperanto@UIUC … Continue reading
Running and me
I’m of two minds about running for exercise. Except when I’m running or wishing I was running; then I’m all for it. I used to have a lot of reasons I ran for exercise, but they’ve been dropping away. One … Continue reading
Hiking and Viking at Forest Glen
Jackie and I went to the Forest Glen Preserve, a nature preserve in eastern Illinois, over near the Indiana border. We scouted the campgrounds, because the local Esperanto group is planning to some tendumado. We found two, although there’s at … Continue reading
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Tagged fiber, fiber arts, forest glen, hiking, textile art, textiles, vikings
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Legend of a beauty
For our Esperanto group’s discussion circle yesterday, we read a story by Marjorie Boulton from her book Faktoj kaj Fantazioj. A father, wanting the best husband for his daughter, announces that she has died and requests money for her funeral. … Continue reading
Teaching about Esperanto and morphemes
Still full dark yesterday morning when I ventured out in the bitter cold to make the pre-dawn drive to Normal to give an 8:00 AM presentation on Esperanto. I dressed for the cold—wool socks, flannel-lined jeans, wool shirt under my … Continue reading
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Tagged bloomington, Esperanto, isu, morphemes, normal, teaching
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Shozo Sato at Japan House
Noted Zen artist Shozo Sato gave a talk on black ink painting and calligraphy at an open house for the Japan House on the University of Illinois campus. It was a wide-ranging talk, starting with his own history at the University and … Continue reading
Speaking on Esperanto
Our local group will give a brief presentation on Esperanto this evening. We’ll speak (in English) about the language itself, why you might want to learn it, and about the activities of our group. If you’re local, and interested in … Continue reading
Paŭzo en la stacidomo Union
My first Esperanto-language short story “Paŭzo en la stacidomo Union,” appears in the new issue of Beletra Almanako! Continue reading
Esperanto Group Picnic
With the end of the semester arriving, about half of the Esperanto group will be heading home for the summer. Before everybody hit the road, we had a little celebratory picnic. Photographic evidence: I’m the guy on the edge looking … Continue reading
Happy Esperanto Day!
Esperantists are celebrating today. It’s 150 years since the birth of L.L. Zamenhof, the creator of Esperanto. Celebrating along with them is Google, which is featuring the Esperanto flag in their logo. Esperanto has been important to me for twenty … Continue reading