Nice vs Kind

There was a Twitter thread that wiggles its way around the internet recently. I don’t remember where I saw it first but its popped up on Reddit and FB at least. When I describe East Coast vs West Coast culture to my friends I often say “The East Coast is Read more…

A Great Weight Was Lifted

“In each of these moments, enough of us, enough of us have come together to carry all of us forward. “- Joseph Biden Watching the inauguration today I quite literally felt a great weight lift from my soul. It feels hollow and trite to say that but its true. I Read more…

Disney Refuses to Pay Royalties

Apparently, Disney is refusing to pay royalties owed to author Alan Dean Foster. This is bad enough by itself. But the basis for their refusal is mindboggling. From Mary Robinette Kowal, SFWA president speaking on Foster’s behalf explains: Disney’s argument is that they have purchased the rights but not the Read more…

Results Are In

That was a tense week. Let’s take a look at what I hoped would happen Trump is defeated No violence at the polls No shenanigans in determining a winner Democrats take enough seats in state legislatures to ensure fair redistricting McGrath defeats McConnell Democrats retain the House Democrats take the Read more…

Decision Time

It’s finally here. Election day in the US. I’ve been quiet here for the last few months. I got a bit overwhelmed with everything happening. I got myself caught in a trap of feeling like if I posted anything I would have to address everything happening and if I posted Read more…

Mask Orders

I get it. You don’t want to wear a mask. I don’t either. Masks aren’t comfortable. They won’t stay in place. After awhile they start to stink as they absorb your foul breathe. Who wants to smell that? Seeing everyone wear a mask is a constant reminder of how much Read more…

Nighthawk- Episode 3

This is a section from a WIP. I wrote it a few years ago but a comment by a friend of mine on FB resonated with a line from the character of Sergey at the end of Act 3. I don’t know if this is relevant these days but it Read more…

A Week

So…this has been a week. The protests continue to rage across the country. Houston had more than 60k march. Other big cities had similar turn outs. Then smaller marches and rallies happened this weekend. I attended a few local ones. And when a small white town like Friendswood, TX has Read more…

Society is a Contract

Wow. A lot has happened in the past week. The US has surpassed 100,000 COVID-19 deaths. It’s now June. And the police brutally murdered a black man. But that’s not unusual. What is unusual is that it has precipitated protests, which have spread out nationwide and don’t show signs of Read more…