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Kevin Fanning
Kevin Fanning has been a TMN Contributing Writer since 2002. He is constantly starting new projects that never get finished. His favorite season is fall, but according to his color chart he is a winter. He keeps a strict account of his various websites and internet-based miscellanea at kevinfanning.com. He symbolizes hope.

The Hot ______ of the Summer

In times of respite, the mind settles, focusing on what’s really relevant. Here are the TMN READERS’ AND WRITERS’ hot picks: the jam that fueled parties all summer long, the show we turned down the A/C to hear, and more. (Of Recent Note | August 28, 2008)

Bottled Drinks

With Labor Day gaining fast, summer is almost over. Rather than mourn its demise with a sack of hooch, we should toast our memories with a bottle of something special. THE WRITERS have some suggestions. (Of Recent Note | August 28, 2007)

How Everything Turned Out

When refugees from another planet make contact and ask for help, the earth’s web geeks should help them, right? KEVIN FANNING tells a tale of Non-Earthers, online social networks, and memorable sunsets. (Stories | June 27, 2007)

Part Three

Continuing to pore through Charlotte’s blog leads to some strange revelations, surprising moves, and a conclusion, of sorts. Fiction by KEVIN FANNING. (An Online Petition to Save the Redwoods | October 11, 2006)

Part Two

Discovering a co-worker’s blog means having to find out if you’ve been written about. Along the way, however, you will learn things you weren’t supposed to know. KEVIN FANNING writes. (An Online Petition to Save the Redwoods | October 4, 2006)

Part One

In the first of KEVIN FANNING’s three-part fiction series, a co-worker exhibits intriguing new qualities, and life at the office gets shaken up. (An Online Petition to Save the Redwoods | September 27, 2006)

New Fathers, Round III

Are you ruining your child’s chances at future employment by blogging about his poop? By becoming a father yourself, do you finally understand your own dad? Our staff fathers tackle once more the challenges of contemporary paternity. (Roundtables | January 9, 2006)

Worried About Celebrities

Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week: Sudden weight loss and sudden engagements abound. KEVIN FANNING takes to the streets to find out which Hollywood celebrity’s out-of-control behavior is causing people the most anxiety. (The Non-Expert | June 24, 2005)

Roundtable: New Fathers, Round II

Twelve months ago a number of TMN contributors were becoming first-time dads—now it’s time to check in and see how they’re doing. Matthew Baldwin, Frederic Bonn, Kevin Fanning, and KEVIN GUILFOILE get into the poop from a year of highs, lows, and Diaper Genies. (How To | November 22, 2004)

Of Recent Note: For Summer 2004

Of interest lately are special books, catchy songs, lovely clothes, and a slew of other wonderful items we’ve collectively enjoyed the last few weeks, and now wish to pass along for your very own summer pleasure. THE WRITERS recall and review. (Opinions | June 10, 2004)

Behind the Scenes: Untitled Fall Project

What to do when you and your sister are worth billions, on the brink of adulthood, and then your brand new movie flops? Go to college? Our Los Angeles reporter Kevin Fanning goes undercover to discover the starlets’ new plans. (Stories | May 24, 2004)

Roundtable: New Fathers

For some reason not involving pods or alien harvests, a number of our writers are about to be fathers, or have recently become dads, and it seemed appropriate to convene a meeting of minds. Three Contributing Writers and friend-of-TMN Frederic Bonn discuss fears, frustrations, and why the name you’ve picked out for your kid will inevitably be mocked. (How To | December 10, 2003)

The Man Who Was Hook

Nothing says Halloween like a gutted teenager, or some other urban legend told around the candy bag. But hasn’t everyone already heard the ending? THE WRITERS band together for a dozen new ways to finish your story. (Stories | October 31, 2003)

Night-Blooming

Somewhere in Connecticut, two brothers speed down a darkened nighttime highway on a personal mission. A story by Kevin Fanning. (Stories | June 30, 2003)

11 Stories About Cross-Dressing

J. Edgar Hoover made cross-dressing big in the States, and now everybody’s doing it. Eleven stories by Kevin Fanning on the ordinary lives of people in different clothing. (Stories | November 7, 2002)

Kayley’s Super Power

Kayley has a super power. The thing is, she’s not exactly sure what it is, and she doesn’t even know how to use it. A story by Kevin Fanning, illustrated by Sam Brown. (Stories | September 26, 2002)

Kevin Fanning’s Home Security Basics

Dangerous times call for drastic measures. From mental combat to homemade weaponry, Kevin Fanning knows a few good tricks to keep the bad guys away. (Opinions | June 27, 2002)

Since Your Father Tried to Kill You

You were disappointed when your father tried to kill you. All these years, you thought you had a good relationship, a Bob Saget-Candance Cameron bond. Then, disaster struck. Kevin Fanning sifts through the after-effects and offers consolation. (Stories | April 23, 2002)


TODAY’S FEATURE

Test Post

Rather than shopping or a pottery workshop, blogging shows promise as a fun, “couple-y” activity. THE GOLEM writes the entry that took a thousand years.

OUR MAN IN BOSTON

Question, Questions, Questions?

Padgett Powell's bebop solo of a book is 164 pages of interrogatory--that's right, questions.

INFINITE SUMMER

Dracula

Sponsored by TMN, the online book club reads the vampire novel that sired them all.
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