I’m a pretty level individual. That is different from balanced, as many people who know me will tell you. I don’t generally allow my emotions to run amok, although I will let my thoughts go on flights of fancy and sometimes lose track of reality. Like that time when I was heavily into Dungeons & Dragons … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Perception
Meandering Monday about Misleading Words
Sorry, but I have to go a little political today. There are things more important than whether I sell books… It’s about the Narrative; the BIG LIE is in play in America. It’s like 1984. I watch the news and see stories told in opposition to the facts, and those distortions are repeated over and … Continue reading
Meandering Monday about What We Really Know
We do our best to understand the world around us. Assuming our understanding is true, our thoughts are happening inside our skulls, pretty much isolated from everything else. We rely on information coming to us from outside… of whatever it is we think we are on the inside. We have to trust that information, but … Continue reading
Meandering Monday about Showing the World Honestly
I deal in fictions – that means that I make my living (well, WOULD be making my living if I was selling any of them) by lying. When I put it that way, I suppose I should feel bad about it, but I don’t represent my stories as though they’re something that really happened. In … Continue reading
Meandering Monday about Euphemisms
I hate euphemisms. Euphemisms are words and phrases we choose to employ instead of what we really mean. We either choose to replace the proper word through some idea that there are some things we shouldn’t say in “polite” company, or we are brow-beaten into accepting the replacement for political correctness. Some euphemisms are more … Continue reading
Fractured Fragment Friday: “Through Her Eyes”
The Holidays continue! Now that we’re in the gap between Christmas and New Year’s, I’m sure you’re all preparing your resolutions – you know, the promises made on New Year’s Eve that often don’t last til New Year’s Day. How about a story involving a lady who thinks that her man has reneged on his … Continue reading
Fairness Friday: Says Who?
When I was growing up, hurricanes used to be given female names. At some point, a decision was made that this was sexist, and that women were (or at least should have been) offended. Now we also give them male names, and I believe we alternate between male and female to make sure we’re being … Continue reading
