Double O Seven
This issue celebrates the bonds of doubled O's. I hope you won't be shaken by the challenges. Perhaps they will stir fond memories. Whatever. 😂
Enjoy the puzzles!
Cheers,
Mitch
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A Letter With No Stamp
Every envelope tells a story. Every parcel holds a promise. What is it like to be a letter? Does the messenger have empathy? (Shout out to my friend Kevin Berry, who wrote a whole novel about shooting messengers.) Puzzles can be enriched with themes and embellishments. It works very well
Words In Action
Word puzzles, wordplay, word games. Collectively, an infinite world of diversions awaits, whether you prefer paper or pixels. Do you remember an arcade video game called Break-out? I stumbled upon a version that uses colorful words instead of bricks. The concept and gameplay are the same. My reflexes aren'
Double Take
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Prompt Engineering For Puzzle Book Designers: Why I Retired the Book
When I wrote Prompt Engineering For Puzzle Book Designers, prompt craft was a genuine skill gap for creators working with AI. Getting useful output required careful construction, specific syntax, and a lot of trial and error. The book addressed that directly. That gap has closed. Modern AI models—particularly the