R.Z. Halleson's Blog, page 4
June 6, 2016
Join me…Join meeeeee!!!
In mass social movements, the details may vary, but the overall pattern is the same: 1) Rise of a charismatic leader, 2) Hand picked lieutenants who plan and oversee the subsequent action, 3) Crowds of enthusiastic believers in the message. Once in power, the movement becomes an organization and establishes its own rules to monitor the behavior of its loyal followers. Continue reading →
Mass Movements: What You Need to Know
In mass social movements, the details may vary, but the overall pattern is the same: 1) Rise of a charismatic leader, 2) Hand picked lieutenants who plan and oversee the subsequent action, 3) Crowds of enthusiastic believers in the message, 4) Once in power, it establishes its own rules to monitor the behavior of its loyal followers. Continue reading →
May 13, 2016
Starting Again as a Writer
After a period of distraction, I find that, as a writer, I must start all over again to do an original start-from-scratch story. It was hard, but I found a way. Continue reading →
September 21, 2015
How to Write Truth
Writing Truth is risky. Author Ryan Berg has found a way to present both the big picture and the truth that can only be revealed through anecdotes. Continue reading →
September 5, 2015
My Condolences to Bill Bryson
Even the brilliant acting of Nick Nolte and Emma Thompson couldn't rescue the terrible screenplay based on Bill Bryson's delightful book. Continue reading →
September 4, 2015
Owning the Dark Side
And so comes the dark side. I totally and utterly believe that there is something, a force, a God if you will, upon which we can draw to find strength within ourselves: to survive, to accomplish, to do the right thing whatever that might be. There is no devil, no Satan, who plots evil. The evil that we see in the world comes from our own inability as an individual and as a species to relate to that higher power to discover the path to harmony among the diversity that will always exist among us. This is the human struggle.... Continue reading →
August 27, 2015
Painting the Walls White
I'm on a roll. I've written the first scene of my new short story that will eventually be used in a novel. I'm writing a blog post after months of just not getting around to it. I completed a workshop on fiction writing to try and get me going again, and it must have worked. I'm enthusiastic! Continue reading →
May 7, 2015
How to Create an Underclass: Kenya Style
Kenya has many problems, but here is one that can fixed with changing the legislation so that school uniforms are not necessary, or change the funding so that the schools themselves are enabled to provide the uniforms for their students. Extreme poverty is growing in Kenya, and this one simple change will help alleviate it in the long-run. Continue reading →
April 15, 2015
Summer’s Coming! Let’s Get TAN!!!
Now, most of my readers know that I’m a little ol’ lady living in an old folks home, but don’t count me out yet…in fact listen to your elders. They have had experiences that you can’t even guess at, and have … Continue reading →
April 4, 2015
The Dalai Lama and The Christians, (Well… a few.)
When devoted Christians begin to study the remarks of a non-theist, how they react may surprise you. Continue reading →
