I am not a technophile. I used to be, back in my twenties when I was excited and hungry and ambitious. But not anymore. I actually hate it. Yes, I know, hate is a strong word. There are, I am sure, some very good arguments for why technology is not something to hate or revile, …
A few months ago I went to Oregon to conduct an interview with the son of a noted Native American medicine man for a book project I am working on. I won’t reveal at this juncture who it is, because I promised he would have first look at anything I wrote, but this story isn’t …
As a writer with a manuscript (previously posted in part here) and no publishing credits, I recently decided to join the debate over self-publishing versus trying to get a deal with a publisher. Well, joined the debate means I tried to read up on it, hoping that I would get the information I needed to …
Hearkening back to the advent of the internet, I recall a time of exuberance personal, and skepticism from others. I was an early adopter, because I liked computers, and I also invented the internet. I know, Al Gore did too, but it was a phenomenon so collective that no individual could claim it as their …
I have a friend who is some brand of feminist. I don’t know how they classify themselves anymore, but I think she calls herself a feminist of some sort. When we were friends I don’t think she was, but of course we were children then. Thanks to Facebook I was able to find her and …
I have been inspired by a few things lately. One is that while the internet is over, and I mean the trend will pass like the pet rock, I still visit it and use it from time to time. I always find cool things that steal my life from me, like I dunno, blogging. But …
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I just finished Preacher, a 75 issue series by Garth Ennis (illustrated by Steve Dillon), and I wonder if I will ever find another series to match it in that hold-your-interest, make-you-want-to-rush-home-and-read quality. Oddly, it sat on my shelf for a few years. I left it there because I thought it just wasn’t my style. …