Zazzle Father's Day Gift Ideas and Promo Code: Up to 65% Off

 ZAZZLE FATHER'S DAY SALE

2016 UPDATE: See a collection of Fun Father's Day Gift Ideas on Zazzle here.

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Zazzle is having a really good promotion for the next couple of days, if you're looking for Father's Day gifts and many other items, too. Enter 4EVERYFATHER at checkout (see details here). You can get up to 65% off some items, like cards and invitations (which would make this the perfect time to buy 4th of July invites). Dartboards, posters, hats and clocks are 45% off and t-shirts are 25% off. Here are some ideas that are on sale, if you're still looking for a gift for your dad:

45% OFF DARTBOARDS

For the dad with a man cave:

Funny Man Cave with Your Name Custom Dartboard by FancyCelebration

For the writer dad:

Funny Story Board for Writers Dartboard With Darts by LaborAndLeisure

For the camo / man cave dad:

Camouflage Pattern Sheriff Name Badge Man Cave Dart Board by FancyCelebration

Make your own dartboard:

Create Your Own Custom Personalized Dartboards by FunnyTShirtsAndMore

45% OFF CLOCKS

For the dad who's a space or sci-fi fan, an outer space clock and a wormhole number clock:

Beautiful Outer Space Galaxy / Nebula Clock by LaborAndLeisure

Warped Wormhole Space Tunnel Numbers Wall Clocks by LaborAndLeisure

25% OFF T-SHIRTS

For the dad who dislikes today's social media

Funny Old Age Twitter Bird Pigeon T-Shirt
by FunnyTShirtsAndMore

Boat loving dad

Customizable Ship Captain Your Name Anchor T-Shirt
by LaborAndLeisure

Beer dad

Three Muskebeers Funny Beer Pun T-Shirt
by HaHaHolidays

Zombie dad

Funny Retro Old School Zombie Killer Hunter T-Shirt
by HaHaHolidays

More zombie dad or grandpa

Funny Zombie Brains Old Age Grandpa Humor T-Shirt
by HaHaHolidays

Funny grammar dad

Funny "Silently Correcting Your Grammar" Spoof T-Shirt
by LaborAndLeisure

More funny grammar dad

Funny Punctuation Grammar T-Shirt
by LaborAndLeisure

15% OFF MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Custom saloon coasters

Customizable Home Bar Beer Saloon Drink Coasters by FancyCelebration

Make your own mini basketball hoop

Create Your Own Personalized Custom Mini Basketball Hoops by FunnyTShirtsAndMore

I hope that gives you some gift ideas for your dad. If not, you can always search the entire Zazzle marketplace. Happy Father's Day!

-MK
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All images copyright MK Hess

Writer Prompt: Quantum Teleportation

Quantum teleportation has been in the news a lot this week (see here, here and here). I'm not going to pretend that I understand it, but I do think it's fascinating and I love trying my hardest to grasp it. Even a daydreaming, creative writing, doodling weirdo like myself can tell that this data transfer is a major breakthrough.

So, for your writing prompt, write a story set in a world where quantum teleportation is taken for granted. That can mean anything you want: Is data received instantly or even before it was sent? Have scientists found a way to teleport people? Read about quantum mechanics or any other aspect of science that you find fascinating today and imagine a future society or alternate world where today's breakthroughs are commonplace.

-MK
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E-Book Cover Advice for Self-Published Authors

I stumbled across this monthly book cover design contest last summer, when I was making my own cover and feeling very anxious because I'd never made one before. Authors submit e-book covers every month and Joel Friedlander (read about him here) makes comments on each, explaining what works and what doesn't and why. Even if you're not daring enough to submit your own cover efforts (or maybe you are!), looking through the contest entries and reading the reviews might help with your design. For instance, you learn quickly that red lettering on a black background does not usually work well. Check it out and get some book cover inspiration.  Then, use the free GIMP to make your own.

-MK
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