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Journeyman note
Another 2000 words yesterday on "The Journeyman: In the Great North Wood," and rolling up on the climax. Huzzah!
Today's quote:
(Teodorq sunna Nagarajan) “How many arrows yuh got left, Ptarm ( Read more... ) -
Quote of the Day
Take your eye off Western Civilization for just a moment and it will be swinging from the rafters with its own belt around its neck...
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A Secular Alternative to the Ten Commandments
Here’s a Secular Alternative to the Ten Commandments
Lex Bayer and John Figdor (Time Magazine, Dec. 21, 2014)
“Pics or it didn’t happen,” the mantra of the Snapchat generation, is a simple but profound reflection of how we think.
The fact that the authors consider this to be a "profound reflection" bodes ill for how the authors think. There are no ( Read more... ) -
Sisters of the Sacred Heart
This was one of the toughest stories to move. It was written originally in June 1989, and Gardner Dozois said it was a perfect story for The Twilight Zone magazine. Alas, TZ magazine had folded, and Gardner wasn't looking for that kind of story. Also, it was too long. I shortened it and tried some more. KK Rusch did not like the original ending. ( Read more... ) -
On This Day in History
The estmable Dr. Boli tells us that...
On this day in 627, the Roman Empire in the East finally broke the power of the Persian Empire after more than seven centuries of nearly constant conflict-the longest, and therefore most profitable, war in human history. It was the greatest triumph of the Roman Empire, and it lasted for about half an hour, ( Read more... )
