Thursday, January 29, 2026

Savings

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     The rapid increases in the dollar prices of precious metals are alarming for more than one reason.      Yes, I’m alarmed. Even though ...
Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Description And The Telling Detail

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     Happy Feast Day of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Gentle Reader! It’s a day for deep but pleasant thoughts. I suggest the love and mercy of God,...
Tuesday, January 27, 2026

War News

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     I could write about any of many things today, but the envelope into which the most recent events fit is the Second American Civil War. ...
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Hippee Skippee!

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My laptop died last week. It was a quick death, no lingering. Since then, I've been using my Fire tablet. Its not all that powerful, but...
Monday, January 26, 2026

Snow Day

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Forgive me, Gentle Reader. I'm pooped. See you tomorrow, I hope.
Sunday, January 25, 2026

The Betrayal Of The Meliorists

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     It’s exciting and gratifying to see so many people on X talking about C. S. Lewis’s masterpiece That Hideous Strength. There’s a gene...
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Saturday, January 24, 2026

The Last Of The Really Fluffy Towels

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     [This story first appeared at Liberty’s Torch V2.0, on September 29, 2021. – FWP] * * * The Last Of The Really Fluffy Towels   ...

I Didn’t Expect This

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     The nation is agog over the rocketing price of silver. Despite my interest in the money metals and my frequent advice to my Gentle Read...
Friday, January 23, 2026

The Plausibility Chestnut

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     We who write speculative fiction are regularly besieged by critics over plausibility. “Is that really possible?” they ask. “Could it ha...
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