This is Easter weekend; last weekend, I sang in the Easter concert of First Baptist Church here in Regina as a guest soloist and chorister. The whole concert is worth listening to, but if you’d …
I put a link to this in the previous post on my Aurora-eligible work for 2025, but wanted to highlight it. This was my contribution to the Shapers of Worlds Volume V anthology, and it …
The Aurora Awards are Canada’s best-known science fiction and fantasy awards, voted on by fans every year. I’ve been fortunate enough to win twice, for Marseguro (DAW Books) (soon coming out in a new edition from Tuscany …
Put this under the category of “things I’ve meant to do for a long time”: I finally published (under my Endless Sky Books imprint) a new edition of The Haunted Horn, a modern-day middle-grade ghost …
The Shards of Excalibur audiobooks, narrated by the wonderful Elizabeth Klett, are now available again after being off the market for a short while. Best of all, while they’re once more on Audible.com and Audible.ca, you …
The official press release from the publisher says it all: Award-winning Canadian author, and host of The Worldshapers podcast, Edward Willett, is joining the Tuscany Bay Books family in 2026 with his The Helix War series. Tuscany Bay Books …
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Down with dihydrogen monoxide!
A very funny video from Penn & Teller–as their crew has absolutely no trouble getting people to sign a petition to ban dihydrogen monoxide. All they do is tell the truth about this dangerous substance that “leads to increased urination” and “is found in reservoirs, fruits and vegetables, and even baby food.”
Dihydrogen monoxide, of course, is water.
A strong argument for not jumping on bandwagons and maybe, just maybe, educating yourself before making a decision on what to support or not support.
Permanent link to this article: https://edwardwillett.com/2007/01/down-with-dihydrogen-monoxide/
