Meandering Monday about Human Sacrifice and the Greater Good

I saw a tweet someone had posted about antivaxers – I’d never seen the word before, so I had to look it up (so I live under a rock – sue me.) Antivaxers are people who are opposed to vaccinations – afraid to give them to their kids because there might be adverse effects. I … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Connecting with Humanity

I’m almost done reading book eleven of The Wheel of Time. Well – since I can barely find sit-down time, when I’m sitting, I’m writing. All my reading is done by someone else (thank you, Audible), and all I’m really doing is listening while I’m driving. And guffawing. I’m not a guffawer, and yet here … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Groundhog Day

I have a fondness for Groundhog Day – the movie where Bill Murray is a self-centered cynic forced to spend time in a small Pennsylvania town to do a news story about the traditional sighting of Puxatony Phil on Groundhog Day. Except he stays in the town for one day – and lives that same … Continue reading →

Fractured Fragment Friday: “In Robert’s Memory”

“In Robert’s Memory” started out with the idea of a sort of Titanic in space, awaiting rescue after a calamity. The pun of a title may have been the germ of the story – but I’m not sure. This is a story about a ship’s computer whose memory becomes contaminated by human inhabitants. In a … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Virtue Intimidation

The winner of the Heisman is subjected to a feeding frenzy of social media ostracism because he used an objectionable slur when he was in his teens – maybe 7 years ago. He must be made to tow the line and bow to whatever the PC Gods demand. He must be intimidated into VIRTUE SIGNALLING. … Continue reading →

Fractured Fragment Friday: “Out of Place”

We’re still in the preorder campaign for my latest collection (Goddesses, Sleep with the Snowmen, and Other Fantasies), so it only seems appropriate to use another of the stories from the collection on this Fractured Fragment Friday.   Here’s the blurb from “Out of Place”: So many things out of place. Wildlife. Tribesmen. Husbands… Wildlife seems … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Comments and Self-Promotion

As usual last week, I struggled with my goal to comment on at least three blogs. Why do I have this as one of my weekly objectives? One of my weaknesses when it comes to making a go of it as a self-published writer is marketing and self-promotion. I’m not comfortable with asking people to … Continue reading →