The America Library Association has a yearly event called Banned Book Week in protest of people trying to ban books for one dubious reason or another. This year it’s September 25-October 2.Some organizations have gone so far as calling the … Continue reading
Percolation. Terry Brooks uses the term in his book, Sometimes Magic Works. Ideas form like a pool from a drip, one tiny drop is only one of the puzzle pieces. My ideas percolate for years. I create a folder and … Continue reading
I’m very proud of my city of Grastelyn. Its government is what I call a “snobtocracy” – the privilege to rule is judged by hereditary electors based on a candidate’s achievements in the arts and sciences. It’s sophisticated yet effete, … Continue reading
Time to do another outline. I feel like I must be a schizophrenic outliner. I have a bunch of books on the subject, I tend to pick and choose through them, and I edit the outline as I go. When … Continue reading
The entrance to my office is blocked by a small table and about 50 boxes of paper. On this nefarious table, is a small children’s cup. It’s old, yellowed, and dirtied by pencil and pen marks. It contains paper clip. … Continue reading