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September 11, 2017
Confession: I Went to a Library … I Had No Other Choice
Sounds terrible, right? I mean the “had no other choice part.” Don’t judge me so quickly. It gets worse. Not only do I use my local library as a last resort, my first resort is to see if I can find the book free on Google. (I’m a bad person, I know, but mostly I’m […]
June 10, 2017
Local Book Review: Hagridden by Samuel Snoek-Brown
Originally posted on Blue Cactus Press:
How often do you pick up a book from one of your favorite authors and hope and wish and pray it’s as good as the last? I do it every time, but truth be told, only about half the books I read live up to my expectations. Lucky for…
How often do you pick up a book from one of your favorite authors and hope and wish and pray it’s as good as the last? I do it every time, but truth be told, only about half the books I read live up to my expectations. Lucky for…
May 14, 2017
In Memoriam: Hank Searls
Tribute to the great Hank Searls.
March 4, 2017
Who is Right?
Now, before you say the answer is obvious ... hear me out.
February 27, 2017
Right Makes Might
Neither let us be slandered from our duty by false accusations against us, nor frightened from it by menaces of destruction to the Government nor of dungeons to ourselves. Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.
January 16, 2017
Character in Characters
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.— Martin Luther King, Jr. Those words define what we mean by character. They are words that remind us of the difference between a leader and a con-man. For […]
January 5, 2017
Why Write Another Book About Lincoln?
I suppose the question shouldn't surprise anyone. But my answer might shock you.
December 8, 2016
What’s Your Story About?
How to answer the question, what's your story about?
November 21, 2016
Political Theater
A recent news item reminded me of an ominous episode of political theater that took place some 153 years and twelve days ago. Now don’t get me wrong. It’s not my intent in this post to compare or contrast the two occasions, or the people involved. I’ll leave that to you. By the way, the […]
May 22, 2016
Have the Good Old Days Returned?
Today is the 160th anniversary of the caning of Senator Charles Sumner. It’s not far-fetched to imagine that kind of thing happening today. On May 22, 1856, on the floor of the United States Congress, Representative Preston Brooks of South Carolina attacked Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts with a walking cane. The physical attack was […]
