Well, that was clumsy of me. Not only did I forget I had another posting scheduled, but of course, right after I get through chastising…
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Writing what you know, noting what you see
It’s a Sunday morning at about 9:30am as I write this, and I’m at a local mall. I’m helping a friend with writing some papers…
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I’ve been working on manifesting change in my life, using my Granddad Bob’s “Law of Higher Potential.” You may be more familiar with him as…
Continue ReadingPunisher MAX: Butterfly (3 of 3)
There were a number of very nice “grace notes” in the story which I rather liked. The panel of Butterfly whispering her safeword, “Jamaica,” to…
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Thinking about it, there are a number of religious themes running through Butterfly’s story, as well as some extremely common (and unfortunate) tropes. The narrator…
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I’ve been told I tend to ramble quite a bit in my book reviews, and that they’re consequently more interesting… so I thought I’d try…
Continue ReadingA Redux on “How do we Keep Honesty?”
This month’s Firestarter is a (badly needed) review and reflection on How Do We Keep Honesty? I figured since February is traditionally a month for…
Continue ReadingMy sweetie rocks mightily! Word 2007 stinks, though…
Spent most of yesterday in a state of carefully controlled panic. I’ve been desperately working on finishing my late papers for last quarter — thank…
Continue ReadingUnreliable Truth (IV of IV)
Unreliable Truth: On Memoir & Memory by Maureen Murdock I find myself wondering, as I read, what was Murdock’s solution to her loss of faith…
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Unreliable Truth: On Memoir & Memory by Maureen Murdock Murdock muses that she writes in an effort to disentangle her voice from the grip of…
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