Happy April Fool’s Day! (Don’t worry – I won’t be limiting my foolishness to just one day; I don’t have that kind of self-control. How could I? ) Advice often – and wisely – given to writers trying to establish a platform and a following is to keep politics out of it. You should only … Continue reading
If we were in a monarchy or a dictatorship, we should expect our rulers to lie, and to conceal inconvenient facts from us – all the power to decide policy would reside in our rulers, so why would they HAVE TO be honest with us? It would be counter productive for our betters to let … Continue reading
When I still had forced opportunities to spend time with people whose only commonality was working for the same employer, I remember being at a lunch where one individual was LOUDLY making declarations about the CLIMATE CRISIS, and that if we didn’t drastically change, the world would end in less than ten years. That was … Continue reading
I enjoy fantasizing about whatifisms, and it’s fun to become immersed in my imaginings. But I know at some point I have to poke my head out of my hole, see the shadow, and live in reality. What is the purpose of immigration law? It is for a sovereign entity to know who is crossing … Continue reading
I skipped three Meandering Mondays in a row because I didn’t want to be depressing, but the sensation just doesn’t seem to be going away. Perhaps – if we’re lucky things will look better in a year or so, but… I have had a lucky life. It isn’t that I haven’t thought things out before … Continue reading
Know thyself. It’s supposed to be a good thing. It should certainly be easier than trying to know someone else. Of course, when you’re trying to find out about that other person, you don’t have the advantage of being able to see inside their head like you can with yourself, and you’ll always have doubts … Continue reading
(Okay, you can take a breath now…) I believe we’re in a mess today because for too long people who hold to traditional views and long-proven facts of life (this includes REAL science) have censored themselves to avoid unpleasant interactions (being polite to others is actually one of those old-fashioned traditions.) You’re having dinner in … Continue reading
I’m a fiction writer (surprise!), and after I’ve written a story, I go back and change some of what I wrote, in an effort to correct errors and improve it in various ways. Words are already established on the page, so any changes I make are revisions from that original version. My revisions are just … Continue reading
I’m listening to Andy Weir’s Hail Mary. Lots of time in the story is spent explaining science. I admit, even though I have a pretty good head on my shoulders, I’ve almost never been a deep-diver – I understand enough surface info about a given topic to get the gist of what’s involved, just enough … Continue reading
We live in an entertainment age when it’s harder and harder to tell what’s real. When I was younger, and the technology wasn’t as good at mimicking the real world. But because of this, we weren’t as jaded, and had a willingness (actually, it was a necessity if we wanted to enjoy ourselves) to suspend … Continue reading
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