Steven M. Moore's Blog, page 135
March 2, 2016
Steve’s shorts: Escape from Earth, Part Three of Four…
[Not all my stories have their origin in what-ifs. I began this little novella even before my first novel that I wrote the summer I turned thirteen. I won’t say how many years it took me to finish it, but it has a certain teenage innocence about it still. Enjoy!]
Escape from Earth
Copyright 2016, Steven M. Moore
Part Three: On the Road
Chapter Eight
Saki walked around the parking lot and stretched her legs while Lucas went inside the roadside diner for takeout. When he came out, he saw that a...
March 1, 2016
Contrary opinions…
[I have many of them. Some people are afraid of having them. Political correctness often trumps logic and reason (will “trump” become a politically incorrect word?). I always follow Vonnegut’s curmudgeonly style in my op-ed posts—I say what I think. You might not like it. You have a few options: call me out in a comment—no foul language please—or go somewhere else, and/or write your own blog!]
Where’s the big picture? Einstein supposedly said that only two things are possibly infinite, the Un...
February 29, 2016
Monday words of wisdom…
Find a nook and read a book. It’s active time for your mind. (Not a plug for B&N’s Nook, by the way…but Nook users can take it that way if they like.)
Happy Leap Day!
In libris libertas….
February 26, 2016
News and Notices from the Writing Trenches #114…
Alternative to Smashwords. Several author friends have suggested an alternative to Smashwords, Draft2Digital. Smashwords is a retailer that also distributes to the iStore (Apple), B&N, Kobo, and many other online retailers. So does Draft2Digital. The only advantage I can see for the latter is that they’ll also produce a Create Space paper book; Smashwords doesn’t. (There’s some indication that Draft2Digital is quicker to adjust promo prices—Smashwords just blames their retailers—but I don’t c...
February 25, 2016
The arrogance and sins of Apple…
It’s always been laughable that ISIS and other vicious jihadists who want to return to a 6th-century style of a Muslim despotic theocracy based on Sharia law use high tech tools to further their agendas. It’s always been sad that high tech companies allow them to do this. Any high tech company, not just Apple. At the very least, it’s disrespectful to all the victims of terrorism. But it’s more: it’s a matter of immoral priorities, putting commercial gain over the safety of the world. It’s imm...
February 24, 2016
Steve’s shorts: Escape from Earth, Part Two of Four…
[Not all my stories have their origin in what-ifs. I began this little novella even before my first novel that I wrote the summer I turned thirteen. I won’t say how many years it took me to finish it, but it has a certain teenage innocence about it still. Enjoy!]
Escape from Earth
Copyright 2016, Steven M. Moore
Part Two: Gumshoe Activity
Chapter Five
“Nice to see that the Feds actually listen to us sometimes,” said Sheriff Olson after welcoming them. “I was happy to see your names aren’t Mul...
February 23, 2016
“Democratic” Party?
The races to determine the traditional U.S. parties’ nominees for president are on. Or, are they over? The Dems’ candidate will be one-percenter Clinton because the Dems’ establishment was always rigged in Clinton’s favor—nothing democratic about it, even though there was another candidate who inspired trust and hope, Sanders. The GOP’s candidate will be bloviating billionaire Trump because they could field no other candidates, showing how pathetic that party has become. The Dems’ establishme...
February 22, 2016
Monday Words of Wisdom…
Did you hear about the jurisprudence fetishist? He got off on a technicality.
February 19, 2016
News and Notices from the Writing Trenches #113…
Amazon “bookstores”? The company just announced that they will expand their number beyond that unique one in Seattle. Wondering what the business model is? If you’re thinking Create Space paperbacks will be featured, you might be in for a big surprise. From what I’ve been able to glean from all the BS, these stores will reflect what you can find on Amazon’s site: all sorts of crap will be for sale and, as an afterthought, books. For a retailer that started out selling books, they have come a...
February 18, 2016
Irish Stew #48…
Scalia’s wishes? The GOP should show more respect for Scalia’s wishes! The SCOTUS’s (Supreme Court of the United States) conservative icon who led a right-wing renaissance on the court (is that an oxymoron?) wanted strict adherence to the Constitution. Of course, he interpreted what “adherence” means, treating it differently in different cases. For example, in the 2000 election, he didn’t let the people elect the president, as the Constitution dictates, because that wasn’t convenient, so we h...
