January 7th, 2011 was probably one of the saddest days of my life. On that day I faced what was probably the most difficult ordeals in recent years. I thought prior events had prepared me for what I was about to go through, but I was wrong. During the last five years we had grown [...]
What does emerging technology mean for writing and reading literature? I sat in a bar a while ago talking with an old friend over a cold beer. As an Engineer his viewpoint on the various topics we talked about was rather different to my own. Whilst discussing widely publicised environmental issues his response was always [...]
The first act is what he said in the interview. A 25% tax on all Chinese goods coming here. We are defaulting on the loans. China, you’re fired! The Chinese invite The Donald for a state visit. ”Oh no, The Donald says, you come here. The Chinese President arrives, no pomp and circumstance, no state [...]
As I laid there thinking about how I didn’t wanna go to school & run the mile in this inhumane weather, I got up, hopped in the shower & started my day.
The word “civility” has been bandied about a lot lately – by media people or politicians who find other people’s behavior or words offensive. Or, I would argue, in an almost foolproof tactic to swing the weight of moral authority back to themselves when the pendulum has swung toward the giver of the offense. So, [...]
One of the most famous biblical stories of the outstanding wisdom of King Solomon, which won the expression “The Judgment of Solomon” relates to the clever tactic by which Solomon resolved a literally unsolvable dispute. The story related in Kings 3:16-28, tells of two prostitutes who came before King Solomon, bringing with them a single [...]
Tis the Season…Gifts Unseen! To say some things are meant to be is an understatement; this past weekend was an example of such for me. It started with a State 4A Championship game at the Dallas Cowboy’s Stadium, in Arlington TX. We sat in front of a lovely young couple, making eye contact and small [...]
When I first thought of writing novels, I imagined myself like John Grisham, Stephen King, Patricia Cornwell, and other authors who’d been obscenely successful. I’d read somewhere that Grisham had moved out of state to get away from his fans. And that King lives in a gated complex on the coast of Maine. And Cornwell [...]
Las Meninas is one of my favorite paintings. It was painted in 1656 by Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez – you gotta love Spanish names. It’s a large family portrait (125.2 in × 108.7 in) and it hangs by itself at the end of a short room in the Prado Museum in Madrid. Go to [...]
In my search for the people and the knowledge to help me further my writing skill, I have found now two editors who, though untried, are great people. Today I checked out Jason Black’s website – Plot to Punctuation (link below). I’d been following him for a while but in truth, I hadn’t gotten around [...]
