Meandering Monday about the Divisive Damage of Forced Unity

You cannot force UNITY of thought, especially when facts are not only ignored, but forbidden. Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Gas-lighting US Into a Dimmer Tomorrow…

When I was in my teens, I wondered about how I could know that the news I was seeing was true. After all, the Soviets (that’s what Russia used to be, “back in the USSR, boys…”) had their own news that they claimed was true, how did I know what REALITY was? One of my … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Which Poison to Pick

My superpower is luck – more properly SERENDIPITY. Even when bad things happen to me, the silver lining becomes apparent. I like to tell myself that I usually land on my feet in a better position – it’s not always that way, but when do you see a cat act like that fall he just … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Where We Stand (Or Will We?)

So much narrative… As we wrap up 2020 (even though it’s intent on sucking up the air of 2021), theer are so many things troubling me that I need to give voice to. I should really be trying harder to keep this blog from straying into the overtly political – the problem is, EVERYTHING is … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Cheaters, the Rule of Law, and the Mob

**Sorry – this is two political Meandering Mondays in a row. Blame the LEFT for the way they’ve behaved for the last four years, and what they’ve done to our election, and OUR DEMOCRACY. I like to play games. The challenge of competing with other players to see who can win is something I’m always … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about 2020 and Living with Uncertainty and Corruption

Raise your hand if 2020 is your favorite year. Unless you’re an anarchist, I don’t think so. This year has too much uncertainty even for a speculative fiction writer like me. We live in a meandering time, in a meandering world, in a meandering country. When will Covid be over? Will I be allowed to … Continue reading →