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A Slight Change
Read more: A Slight ChangeIf you are one of the few who used to read my blogsite on WordPress over the past few years, I have news for you. That site has been shut […]
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From STEM to STEAM or Pardon Me While I Water My Garden
Read more: From STEM to STEAM or Pardon Me While I Water My GardenIn recent years, emphasis in education has been put on getting science-minded students to major in the STEM studies: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. While these are vitally important to […]
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WELCOME!
Read more: WELCOME!Welcome to my new website, and thanks for stopping by. There are a number of pages here that will give you a good idea of who I am and my […]
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How We Were Ready
Read more: How We Were ReadyAfter almost two years of putting up with COVID-19 and all the attendant social distancing requirements and protocols, we have come to a point of almost (I repeat, almost) reducing […]
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What Writers Can Learn From “Jingle Bells”
Read more: What Writers Can Learn From “Jingle Bells”I suspect most people in the United States are familiar with the Christmas Carol “Jingle Bells.” In fact, it, no doubt, is one of the most familiar carols ever in […]
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Has Evolution Shot Itself In The Foot?
Read more: Has Evolution Shot Itself In The Foot?Evolution is a wonderful thing. We humans wouldn’t be here without it. Life on Earth started around two billion years ago and through thick and thin, through disasters that several […]
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The Metric System
Read more: The Metric SystemWhen is the United States going to move completely to the metric system? You know, meters instead of yards or feet, kilograms instead of pounds, grams instead of ounces, liters […]
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The Novel And Killing Your Darlings
Read more: The Novel And Killing Your DarlingsThose of you who read this blog on any regular basis (both of you) may remember that I’ve written several science fiction novels, and that I’ve been trying for a […]
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The Titanic–Update and Commentary
Read more: The Titanic–Update and CommentaryDid you know the Titanic is slowly disappearing? It’s been over a hundred years since the Titanic, steaming at over 20 knots in the dark in fog in a known […]
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What Should Science Fiction Do?
Read more: What Should Science Fiction Do?I’m a science fiction writer. While only a very few people have read any of my works, (mainly editors and critique group members), I do have wide-ranging opinions on the […]
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All The People
Read more: All The PeopleOne of the most interesting words in the English language is “people.” It can have several meanings. My dictionary (Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition) has several definitions, leading with “human […]
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Where Do All The Writers Go?
Read more: Where Do All The Writers Go?I’ve been an aspiring writer of fiction (largely science fiction novels) for over twenty years now, and have yet to publish a book-length work. I have published a few short […]