Blossoms after the rains. San Francisco!

If you love solving crosswords, but haven't tried joining a tournament, I'd encourage you to consider this year's American Crossword Puzzle Tournament put on by Will Shortz. It will be the third year PuzzleMe is hosting the virtual event. crosswordtournament.com/info/brochurev…

This is a great tournament.

A great event for anyone who loves puzzles.

Anyone interested in the current state of the newspaper industry should read Joshua Benton (@joshuabenton.com on Bluesky)'s piece on Nieman Lab. The numbers are stunning. tinyurl.com/2f6eckkb

Devastating analysis of the scale of local news destruction in Gannett’s markets. niemanlab.org/2023/03/the-sc… via Nieman Lab

Join the PuzzleMe webinar at 11:00 EST on March 22nd. In this 45-min session, explore why you should consider having Word Searches and WordroWs in your Smart Games mix, see live examples and learn to create them too! Reserve your place here. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Will Shortz's American Crossword Puzzle Tournament is only nine days away! Want to join but unable to attend in-person? PuzzleMe is bringing the annual crossword-solving experience online. Register for the virtual tournament here: crosswordtournament.com/info/brochure.… . . . . #ACPT #PuzzleMe

With PuzzleMe, teachers and professors can easily create Smart Games and distribute them to their students on Google Classroom. These games are a great way to enhance their learning experience in a fun manner. (1/2)

Oh wow. There were so many people who signed up for the 2023 ACPT that in-person registration is now closed! If you were hoping to attend but got locked out, hopefully you can still stop by to hang out with the puzzle family.

I hope people will consider joining online. You get to solve the same puzzles and the community chat on YouTube is really friendly. We PuzzleMe are proud to support the virtual event.

artifact.news/s/WnFrev7-1HI= Excellent and depressing analysis of Musk’s impact on Twitter. Truths so true.

via @NYTOpinion nytimes.com/2023/04/01/opi…

Just got my copy of the new book by ⁦Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis⁩. He’s someone always wrestling with the issues of the day. Looking forward to seeing him in San Francisco at the Commonwealth Club at 6 pm on Tuesday July 25.

Westwords Crossword Tournament is Sunday, June 23 -- just 2 weeks away!! Solve puzzles from the amazing crew listed below! You can participate in-person (Berkeley, CA) or online (I'll be hosting live from Berkeley) To register and for more info, go to westwordsbestwords.com.