Today I almost had to cancel my blog for this Sunday. Actually I’m supposed to review an anthology for a friend’s short fiction. I haven’t even gotten to that. Instead, I am in a Seattle hotel room, early pre-sunrise, with … Continue reading
This whole “living in interesting times” thing is exhausting – John Scalzi on Twitter I’ve seen several variations on this theme on social media lately. No question that “May you live in interesting times” is not something said by anyone … Continue reading
I had meant to write more about Ireland and Dublin (as if you haven’t already heard enough, but I’m still processing), but I was going through my trip photos and stopped at this one, taken through the window of my … Continue reading
Disclaimer: I am not a professional in psychiatry, and my information is several decades old. That being said… Long ago and far away, I did editorial work for a psychiatrist whose specialty was early childhood depression. Given that my degree … Continue reading
Following the 2016 election, I posted a series of essays called “In Troubled Times.” I wrote about despair, fear, anger, powerlessness, and determination. Then the initial fervor faded. Exhaustion set in for me as well as for so many others. … Continue reading
I’ve been thinking a lot about reparation. I have not yet come to any conclusions, and will no doubt be pondering and thinking on this more and more. First, reparation is ‘paying back’ descendents of slaves in America. And other … Continue reading
Here in Australia we’re entirely past the elections. For what it’s worth, the Coalition won and their leader called it a ‘miracle.’ They won largely because the far right gave them lots of preferences and there was a major surge … Continue reading
Last week I talked about our electoral system. Because there were five Mondays in April, that was an extra post. Ironically, that post makes this one look like the additional one, but it’s regular. Perfectly regular. (And all puns are … Continue reading
We’re over two weeks into our election campaign and have the forever-wait ahead of us. Three weeks is our forever-wait. I’m not going to explain the full Australian political system. I live with it. The bus that takes me to … Continue reading
The weekend of 18 May is a very important one for Australia. Usually, it’s not. Let me be honest. Usually around that date we complain about the incoming cold and are upping the pressure of work to meet all the … Continue reading
