Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Aspirations

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     First, a little music:      (If you’re not familiar with Gentle Giant, the group was part of a Seventies surge into experimental fo...
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Monday, August 31, 2026

On Making Things Up

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     That’s what writers do.      As my Gentle Readers know, I write in the speculative genres. (Yes, considering how romances are conducte...
Sunday, August 30, 2026

Crosses And Virtues

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     Today’s Gospel reading was from Matthew, chapter 16:      From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he mus...
Saturday, August 29, 2026

An Announcement

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     I’ve been reading some horrifying stuff lately. Just a day or so ago, I learned about a mother who killed her 11-month-old son rather t...
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Friday, August 28, 2026

An Old Slur In A New Incarnation

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     One of my pet peeves is – surprise! – the twisting of the meanings of words for unholy purposes. Yes, it’s a common occurrence in polit...
Thursday, August 27, 2026

A Concise Diagnosis

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     I’m in a bad way just now, so rather than blather on my own account, I’d like to introduce my Gentle Readers to the works of a writer I...

We Interrupt This Program…

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     I don’t know how embed a YouTube “short.” There doesn’t seem to be a convenient way. But at least I can give you this one’s address. I...
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Wednesday, August 26, 2026

“While The Balance Of His Mind Was Disturbed”

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     Boromir strode up and down, speaking ever more loudly. Almost he seemed to have forgotten Frodo, while his talk dwelt on walls and weap...
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