Otis Adams
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Otis Adams is an essayist, fiction writer, and poet. He enjoys and writes about chess, boxing, and television history.
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College Algebra Requirement Should End
The Nefarious Pretense of College Algebra I don’t know who runs the algebra lobby in Washington, but they have perpetrated a profound coup. Somehow, they have convinced colleges across America that the temporary and partial mastery of their recipes for solving obscure problems is somehow an indispensable benefit to society.
By Otis Adams4 years ago in Education
A Swift Romance
My hairline began to recede when I was seven-months old. My head was the size it is today by my second birthday and by my fourth I had been diagnosed as an anemic by our family doctor, who ordered I be fed a spoonful of liquid iron each day. So, when I walked into my first day of preschool I did so having the proportions and appearance of a real-life Charlie Brown.
By Otis Adams4 years ago in Fiction
Birthday Wish
Brent Mason led a small life. It was not a failed or insignificant life, only a small one. In the mornings he would go to work, and in the evenings home again. Saturday he made a trip to the grocery store collecting the things on the list he had prepared the night before. On Sunday he would go to church. Antioch Baptist, four blocks from his apartment, a distance he would walk, weather permitting, otherwise taking the car.
By Otis Adams4 years ago in Fiction
Magnus Reigns Supreme
Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen remains the king of chess. The World Chess Championship tends to be a very close battle. In his previous title defense against Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana, the American challenger proved to be the Norwegian World Champion's equal after twelve games and twelve draws. It was only after the faster time controls, where Carlsen has an edge over Caruana, that Carlsen retained his title in 2018.
By Otis Adams4 years ago in Unbalanced
