by Brenda W. Clough As other bloggers here have noted, food is key. Hobbits love lembas; wizards and Rangers smoke pipeweed. Long before you understand another culture, another race, you are happily eating their food. Thanksgiving is the quintessentially American … Continue reading
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Could a computer run the United States? Let’s suppose we’re not that far off from this. I probably won’t be alive and neither will Donald Trump (fortunately) but it could happen. (Consider WestWorld—or is it Disney World?) Today’s political arena … Continue reading
The Rambling Writer Goes Snowshoeing with Bear Dog and Thor (We’ll resume our British Columbia trip with Bella Coola on Dec. 12.) “How would you like to play in the snow, … Continue reading
Given that the U.S. tradition of Thanksgiving goes back to the Pilgrims — though the official holiday is newer — it is something of a religious holiday. They were Puritans, after all, and I’m sure they gave thanks to God … Continue reading
by Nancy Jane Moore When my collection Conscientious Inconsistencies came out a few years back, Lyn Perry gave it an excellent review on The Fix, the late and lamented short fiction review magazine. But he questioned whether it should have … Continue reading
For those of us who live and blog in the USA, traditionally, the post-Thanksgiving post is a musing on what blessings one has, and the importance of taking a moment to think on them. Now, don’t get me wrong. I … Continue reading