I’ve spent a great deal of time wondering about the difference between “a story” and, “a sequence of events that happen to a character.” Those might appear to be synonyms, but they are not. A story — a good one, anyway — is more than just a slice of someone’s life. It does more for […]
At last we have lift off for the Facebook page. Apologies for all who have been asking for some time. Why not follow me on Facebook and get all my updates and hot off the press breaking news at your fingertips? So next – Twitter, Instagram, Google Plus … Where will the fun end?
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Years ago, I read Heinlein’s The Puppet Masters for a course. I was underwhelmed; it was a fairly good story, but nothing special. Admittedly, for me as a reader, it was more difficult to become engaged because the female lead was prob…
Who Wants To Be A Hero? is still seeking an agent, which means that some typing is curtailed due to my perpetual crossing of fingers. I’ve spoken before about some of the character themesongs, and today I’d like to highlight Senashi, the god…
Before the August 1st, 2017 hard fork, I moved all of my Bitcoins (BTC) to cold storage on various paper wallets, each protected by BIP0038. The fork itself was relatively uneventful, which is a testament to the technology underlying Bitcoin. The currency has survived, not because it has never yet been attacked, but rather because it […]
I recently did a “Boot Camp” with the goal of writing a flash fiction or poetry piece, per day, for two weeks. I mostly concentrated on flash because that was what I “needed” for submission purposes, but I did finish four poems. (I partly s…