Collaborators

 Jerod Michel, PhD, Editor

Jerod Michel's interests include combinatorics, information theory and linguistics. He is currently a Lecturer (TT) at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in Nanjing, China. (google scholars, linkedin)

The familiar saying that the exception proves the rule contains a good deal of wisdom, though from the standpoint of formal logic it became an absurdity as soon as "prove" no longer meant "put on trial." The old saying began to be profound psychology from the time it ceased to have standing in logic. What it might well suggest to us today is that, if a rule has absolutely no exceptions, it is not recognized as a rule or as anything else; it is then part of the background of experience of which we tend to remain unconscious. Never having experienced anything in contrast to it, we cannot isolate it and formulate it as a rule until we so enlarge our experience and expand our base of reference that we encounter an interruption of its regularity. The situation is somewhat analogous to that of not missing the water till the well runs dry, or not realizing that we need air till we are choking.

Benjamin Lee Whorf 

 

  

                                                            

Gao Rong, Editor

Gao Rong is a multifaceted editor whose career bridges human resources, international education, and literary curation. She brings her sharp eye for detail and linguistics talent to the acclaimed project "Notes from China", published by Hyperion Academic & Tech, LLC, and the science fiction novel "Witches of Rascar Pablo," published on TheWierdCrap.com and, available to read at no cost for a limited time.

Her professional foundation is built on over eight years of leadership in HR and recruiting within international education, currently serving as the Director of Human Resources for Times Education (Nanjing). A certified HR professional holding both Parts I and II of the Chinese National Human Resources Qualification; she began her career after earning a BA in English Literature from Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology.

Gao Rong leverages her bilingual expertise as an English-Mandarin translator and interpreter, skills that deeply inform her editorial work and her strategic approach to fostering international partnerships. 

Gao Rong's office is currently located in Nanjing, Jiangsu (China).

For more about Gao Rong visit her LinkedIn Profile.

 

 

 

Kristopher Lawrence, Narrative Designer

Kristopher Lawrence is a writer and amnesiac who turned up in Oregon--seemingly out of nowhere--one day in the Summer of 2025; he was talking with a stutter and looking like he had just shaved his own head, since there were many spots that he missed. He remembers having a designated drinking-and-driving car at one point in his life, which may have been a VW Diesel Rabbit, and probably looked like a crumpled up piece of tin foil. If you or anyone you know has any information regarding Kris's origins, please contact us. Kristopher is the author of the science fiction novel,  "Witches of Rascar Pablo", which is published on TheWierdCrap.com and is available there to read at no cost for a limited time.

 

 

 

 

 

Billy Hill, Graphic Designer

Billy Hill is 25 years old, but he is from the year 1974. He was catapulted here after a fateful encounter with an extraterrestrial psychedelic. His art is a direct portal to his past, and he navigates the modern world in a sense of awe and confusion--mostly confusion--and perpetually searches for the sights and sounds of his own time. These include 8-track players, and women wearing bell bottoms and patchouli. 

Billy contributed to the project "Notes from China", published by Hyperion Academic & Tech, LLC, and did the cover art for the novel "Witches of Rascar Pablo," published on TheWierdCrap.com, where it is available to read at no cost for a limited time.