C.G. Ayling's Blog, page 5
June 3, 2016
Unravellings
The following is an essay written some months back by my youngest daughter, Julia. The assignment involved writing a creative “Dear John Letter”. I’ve had to wait till now to post it as it was still to be graded. Why … Continue reading →
May 18, 2016
on Motives to Writing
Why do we do the things we do? Motivation to the apparently inexplicable is a theme throughout Malmaxa. Few things are ever done “for no reason”, but to comprehend the reasons for apparently inexplicable acts we need to understand the … Continue reading →
May 16, 2016
on Loyalty
In my “real” job I work with law enforcement agencies virtually every day. I have enormous respect for the vast majority of them, not because they “lay their lives on the line every day“, which in my opinion is the … Continue reading →
May 10, 2016
on Transgender Restrooms
Restrooms are not about sex, they are about gender. When it comes to evacuating your bowels the sex you identify with does not matter, your gender does. Before you join the current hysteria and scream “Discrimination!“, stop, draw a few … Continue reading →
May 3, 2016
on Hope
Hope is like a light, and it is itself the switch. For anyone who reads my blog the words above may sound familiar, probably because they are. I said something similar in my post “on Belief”, where I said “I … Continue reading →
March 15, 2016
on Disappointment
Prepare to be disappointed. I wish I could give this topic a positive slant, however that is difficult since it is about an extremely negative topic. Namely American politics. Specifically one particularly horrific example of an aspiring American politician named … Continue reading →
March 13, 2016
on Time Spent
From a few days ago as I sat eating dinner alone hundreds of miles from home… A couple with two young children sit at the table next to mine. Twenty minutes pass before they speak to each other for the … Continue reading →
March 6, 2016
on Mankind’s Course
We require sleep. But that isn’t what this post is about, so why am I beginning with that statement? Because everything matters. Everything. That we require sleep isn’t an opinion, it is an established fact. Experiments involving various creatures we … Continue reading →
February 27, 2016
on Just War
I wrote “on Just War” for a splendid online publication named Hellbent Magazine. I highly recommend you visit their website and browse around. The original posting exists at this internet link. on Just War I do not enjoy talking about … Continue reading →
February 24, 2016
on Our Children
Today is my favorite youngest daughter’s birthday. A few days ago Julia demanded I write a blog post in celebration of this auspicious day. Actually she didn’t really, one of the many things I like about her is that she … Continue reading →
