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“The only truly secure system is the one that’s powered off ….” Gene Spafford [Spaf], American professor of computer science at Purdue University and a computer security expert.
Sunday Announcements will return next week and Tuesday’s post (responses to the last Wednesday Writing Prompt) may go up late. I seem to have two computer viruses – “search any manager” and “Apple wants to make changes” – and unable to remove them myself, I’m shutting down the computer and taking it to an expert. Back soon …
ABOUT
Poet and writer, I was once columnist and the associate editor of a regional employment publication. Currently I run this site, The Poet by Day, an information hub for poets and writers. I am the managing editor of The BeZine published by The Bardo Group Beguines (originally The Bardo Group), a virtual arts collective I founded. I am a weekly contributor to Beguine Again, a site showcasing spiritual writers.
My work is featured in a variety of publications and on sites, including: Levure littéraure, Ramingo’s Porch, Vita Brevis Literature,Compass Rose, Connotation Press, The River Journal, The Bar None Group, Salamander Cove, Second Light, I Am Not a Silent Poet, Meta / Phor(e) /Play, and California Woman
Jamie Dedes' THE POET BY DAY Webzine 
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