A tongue-in-cheek look at what a simple bug in a social media application could unleash.
W4: The War of the Algorithms
March 1st, 2014 Comments Off on W4: The War of the Algorithms
Tags: algorithm · bug · Facebook · Mark Zuckerberg · metaphor · Michael Dyet · social media · Twitter
Random Act of Metaphor: The Sound of Silence in a Cicada’s Buzz
July 28th, 2012 Comments Off on Random Act of Metaphor: The Sound of Silence in a Cicada’s Buzz
Wisdom inspired by a Cicada’s rare descent from the treetops.
Tags: Cicada · metaphor · Michael Dyet · Simon & Garfunkel · sounds of silence
Making the Leap of Faith on Butterfly Wings
May 25th, 2012 Comments Off on Making the Leap of Faith on Butterfly Wings
Where I turn to replenish my reserves of inspiration when life wears me down.
Tags: inspiration · Maya Angelou · metaphor · Michael Dyet · Ralph Waldo Emerson · TS Elliot
In Praise of Mystic Summer Swallowtails
February 27th, 2012 Comments Off on In Praise of Mystic Summer Swallowtails
A tribute to the mystic summer swallowtail butterflies.
Tags: Black Swallowtail · butterfly · Canadian Tiger Swallowtail · Eastern Tiger Swallowtail · Giant Swallowtail · metaphor · Michael Dyet · Spicebush Swallowtail
Ransom Heart
January 17th, 2012 Comments Off on Ransom Heart
My short story “Ransom Heart” is a finalist – along with two other stories – in the Second Wind Publishing Short StoryContest. Your votes decide the winner!
Tags: metaphor · Michael Dyet · Ransom Heart · Second Wind Publishing · vote