I think I was 14 when I read Robert Heinlein’s Beyond This Horizon. One of the world-building details was that in this society many people went armed (almost all of them men, but that’s another essay) and ready to duel … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2018
You ever run into things that you wish you knew? Things you don’t have time to learn, maybe, or that are out of your willingness to run down, or stuff that’s hard to find out? There are many such things … Continue reading
Every safari includes a tea break. We here in the U.S call this “a break” or more quaintly, “a coffee break”, but in South Africa, it’s for tea. On each of the two morning and the two evening drives, the … Continue reading
It has been a long winter. … Continue reading
Tearing ourselves away from the magical ancient sanctuary of Delphi, Thor and I took a meandering route along the coast of the Gulf of Corinth, with more surprises in store. NOTE: Since my 4-month backpacking trip around Greece too many … Continue reading
(This post is part of my Patreon-supported New Worlds series.) The pen is mightier than the sword, which I will claim is sufficient justification to segue from writing to fighting! You know that opening scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey? … Continue reading
Every year the Mayor of my city hands out a handful of Mayor’s Arts Awards – for artistic contribution to the community. THis year, we had a couple of musicians (a symphony orchestra conductor, a local opera company founding pair, … Continue reading
When the U.S. Supreme Court, in a clearly partisan move, anointed George W. Bush as president, I was mad, but I recall saying, “Well, at least we don’t live in a country where this will lead to rioting in the … Continue reading
I embarked on this epic re-read after word of Ursula Le Guin’s death came down, and in the throes of that loss. It seemed like the best way I knew how to honor someone so completely unique, someone whose passing … Continue reading
by Brenda W. Clough Why, you may ask, do I wait until this latter stage in the process to find an agent? Should this not be the very next step, after I finish writing my magnum opus? The reason is, … Continue reading