Bill Adler

I publish a photo newsletter about stray cats in Japan. I hope you enjoy the latest issue about a cafe cat in Enoshima who was once a street cat.

Japan people and others who live in places prone to natural disasters or blackouts:

Bluetooth mesh communication apps could be vital if the internet and cellular networks go down after an earthquake or typhoon.Mesh communications apps connect phones to phones, so if there's a message you want to send to somebody who's on the other side of town, that message will hop from one phone to another until it reaches its destination. It may take a while for your message to arrive, but if enough phones use the mesh app, it will eventually get there.

There are several mesh communications apps, but the one I've settled on is BitChat because it's available for Android and iOS and was developed by Jack Dorsey, who created Twitter, so he knows about communications.

BitChat messages are end-to-end encrypted.

Noah is desperate for a good night's sleep. Sleep is elusive, as rare as a four-leaf clover. Without sleep, he will not survive.

How far will Noah go to get the sleep he wants and needs? Find out in my short story "Sleep at Last."

Finally, the greatest mystery in aviation history has been solved.

Find out what that is in my short story, "The Truth about What Happened to Air Force One."

Find out the answer to that question in my short story "The Forever Summer."

I'm not really sure what to do with Tumblr, though I've been on Tumblr for years and years.

Sign Spotting is a weekly publication featuring one clever, amusing, creative, beautiful, weird, complicated, oddly-translated, scary, or sometimes even informative sign.

For decades, I've taken photos of signs I've seen around the world, and now I get to share these photographs.

I'd be delighted if you took a peek.

I've created a Facebook group for people who bicycle at night. Share your nighttime photos, tips, and adventures! Join us.

I've created a Facebook group for people who bicycle at night: Night Cycling. Share your nighttime photos, videos, tips, and adventures! Ask anything, too. And, of course, should you happen to spot a ghost, we want to know that, too. https://www.facebook.com/groups/nightcycling #biking #cycling #bicycle #cyclinglife #nightcycling

George thought a white noise machine would help him sleep through the night. He was right. But that wasn't all it did. Find out what happened in my short story, The White Noise Machine.