With Halloween only a few days away, I've of course been thinking about ghosts and other dark matters.  Specifically, I've been thi...

 In my last two posts, I wrote about some of the dumb motives science fiction writers give to aliens ( they've come for our water! ), an...

As a writer, if I had to name a single definitive requirement of good storytelling, it would be motive. Why characters do something is just ...

 I say this only because I'm a serious fan of the genre: A lot of science fiction is just dumb as hell.  I've got a long list if imp...

Chalk art in the tunnel beneath Yates Store Road on the ATT. Back at the beginning of September 2012, I wrote a post titled "Lifestyle ...

For anyone who believes there aren't giant ongoing structural barriers to Blacks feeling like full, equal members of American society, I...

This is the third impeachment process I've encountered in my life. I was just a kid when they were making the case against Nixon (who, ...

One of the most wonderful things about travelling with Cheryl is her eye for spotting flowers. I can't tell you how many rides we'v...

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