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Hello Friends, As the dust stirred from the confusion of change settles and the realigned way begins to come clear, I find I've little time for the all the mindless but pleasurable (to me) blathering on that I used to subject this blog to. So, instead of having the subtle worry of having to post …
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Big changes in my life may be soon pressed upon me... While not inevitable, these changes are highly probable... Ergo, in anticipation, I shall press big and immediate changes upon this website and blog. #prayfortheagentsofchange
READ KURT'S FIVE-STAR REVIEW OF LARRY'S THRILLER: USA, INC. GREED AND THE CONSTITUTION A Novel Pair By Larry Kahaner I enjoy writing about greed. It's an emotion that intrigues me because I'm not a greedy person, so I'm fascinated by those who are. I want to understand it, and, for me, this …
Been wanting to read this for a long time but now that I finally have it... I find its presence rather... intimidating. #prayforthetimidreaders
I'm not a philosopher despite the fact that it is my belief that everyone with a thinking brain, and especially those without, is one, whether it be as a witting one or not. No, I'm not a Philosopher, despite my occasional philosophizing about philosophical stuff, in the same regard that I'm not a Poet, …
Quantum Mutata* THERE was a time in Europe long ago When no man died for freedom anywhere, But England's lion leaping from its lair Laid hands on the oppressor! it was so While England could a great Republic show. Witness the men of Piedmont, chiefest care Of Cromwell, when with impotent despair The Pontiff …
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764 Presentiment - is that long Shadow - on the Lawn - Indicative that Suns go down - The Notice to the startled Grass That Darkness is about to pass - *Admittedly, it's highly unlikely that Ms. Dickinson while sitting alone upstairs staring out her pondering window penned this pensive poem about Daylight Savings …
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the last is the first to know that the first must needs be the last to be let go
A lie told often enough becomes the truth. ~ Vladimir Lenin In our country the lie has become not just a moral category but a pillar of the State. ~ Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn ★ ★ ★ It's out there, the Truth about Trump. It just takes time to untangle his international web of lies and deceit... …
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You know, in the past, regardless the president in power, it has always pretty much been a constant whine from all the many millions of gun lovers toting their many more millions of guns that their Second Amendment rights are under constant attack by a relentless blizzard of liberal, commie-shaped snowflakes... so their steady stream …
I've lost several fb friends and many followers here because of my relentless fixation on Trump's autocratic aspirations and the similarities between his rise to power with Hitler's. I ain't gonna lie to you -- I've often in the past second-guessed myself and wondered if I, in fact, wasn't just being too alarmist and snowflake-like …
I nominate so-called, our so-called president's go-to word-choice* for put-downs, for this year's "Best Word" award. Did you catch his last usage of it? The so-called angry crowds... This guy, I tell ya... If he weren't already the president he should really consider being a cheesy reality TV star. Anyway, speaking of put-downs... Merriam-Webster deserves …
I nominate this amazing New Yorker image for this year's "Best Supporting Image" award. I'm not certain if the article it is in support of is worthy to be nominated for this year's "Best Article" award because I haven't finished it yet because it's so damn long it should have its own Executive Summary. I …
I wish I were smart enough to be able to claim this post's eye/brain-catching headline as my own. But, alas, I cannot because I got it from this read-worthy #longread of an article written by John Feffer, a journalist and author who, with his read-worthy article, attempts to (in subtle sublimity) -- and in my …
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Colson Whitehead was born in 1969, and was raised in Manhattan. After graduating from Harvard College, he started working at the Village Voice, where he wrote reviews of television, books, and music... COLSONWHITEHEAD.COM 2016 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER “[A] potent, almost hallucinatory novel... It possesses the chilling matter-of-fact power of the slave narratives collected by …
I began a quest a while back to understand how Indie Authors such as myself can leverage the seemingly incomprehensible (at least to an old dud like me) yet immensely popular messaging app called Snapchat. To be honest, I gave up any hope of me ever using the app as part of my publishing platform …
I was considering writing a satire post (i.e., FAKE Post!) with its premise being our so-called president writing it as a Guest Author.
As I was getting set to channel Trump for the writing, I got cold fingers, so to speak, from the damage the channeling might do to my so-called brain; so, I backed slowly away from the keyboard, thought about it for a minute, then made the decision to search around to see if anyone had already done something similar.
I’m happy to have lost my courage to allow my brain to think as a non-reading Trump would and I am awe at the courage author Dave Astor possesses and the risks he was willing to take to share his brain and blog with him, for his sacrifices have allowed us to enjoy this reblogged post of his.
If you’re a reader of such things as “books” that are written with more than 140 words and that may contain troubling brain hurdles such as nuance and non-linear plot and plotless constructs, then you must check out Mr. Astor’s witty and wise blog.
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This blog will be different today, because Donald Trump demanded to write a guest piece. I told him he doesn’t read literature or know much about it, but he insisted. Anyway, things will go back to normal next week, but until then…herrrrrre’s the illegitimate president:
The Donald (me) doesn’t read novels, but I do read the backs of cereal boxes. Lots of back story, ya know?
Actually, I know a yuge amount about fiction. Not the literary kind — the “alternative facts” kind.
I can’t deal with The Wings of the Dove. Why didn’t Henry James write The Wings of the War Hawk? Sad.
The Red Badge of Courage? Stephen Crane — what a loser. Believe me, I showed more courage getting Vietnam War deferments for alleged bone spurs in my heels, even though I played a ton of sports at the time with no problem. They…
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As if today's press conference wasn't awkwardly terrifying enough with all its threats to our freedoms, Putin-puppet Trump takes a question from White House correspondent April Ryan, an African American female reporter and author, concerning the state of the inner cities and seems to assume that because she is Black she must be friends with …
Often during his speech it's hard to tell whether he's speaking of Reagan or of Trump... #celebratediversity AFRICANAMERICANHISTORYMONTH.GOV
I published my first "With Eloquence" post last month with an excerpt from a very eloquent speech delivered by Booker T. Washington as a response to what I see as society's writ large degenerating verbal and written communication skills. The post was also intended to be a lead in for me to set up for …
When it comes to physical pain, it's purpose is hardly in question: It focuses us to where our immediate attention and action is required. We accidentally rest our hand on a hot, stove top burner and, without our sense of pain, our hand, if it weren't for our sense of smell, would become cooked well …
As an artist, by which I mean anyone who creates artistically in any medium, do you ever use your art as a down in the trenches, fight fire with fire type of weapon in the never-ending battle against the forces evil; or is your art reserved only as an expression of beauty and love and …
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I'm not a very good writer, by which I don't only mean it in regards to what I've written, but also and mostly to how I've written. The act of writing pains me and I'll pretty much do anything mostly legal I can to get myself out of it. I guess the best way to …
Things I do even though I can't when I really should be writing...
Pretty much shell shocked and without ability to articulate personally how I feel about Trump's latest strongman moves so I'll share the messages from two facebook memes that pretty much sums up my thinking nicely: The first shows a protester in Chicago (at least it looks like the Willis/former Sears Tower in the background) holding …
*BECAUSE WHO IS ON FIRST
Remember when we as a people wrote and spoke with informed eloquence? Yeah, me neither... But I was reminded such a fairy-tale time did, in fact, exist when watching former senator and Secretary of Defense William Cohen introduce retire Marine Corps General James "Mad Dog" Mattis to the Senate Armed Services Committee prior to its …
I may occasionally write the junk, but rarely do I read it. And it is not because I don’t like it that I rarely read it... It’s because it, the really good stuff anyway, is so durn hard to read. I'm talking Poetry here... Poetry with a big, bold capital P. And it is so …
More weird, rambling, forgotten writing recently found while rooting 'round the cluttered Draft files folder. I don't remember writing it, ergo, I have no idea why it was written. However, as it appears to be a philosophical dilemma regarding torture, and, as torture has been one of the Freak Show promotional devices, I guess that …
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So, I was cleaning out my dashboard's cluttered "Draft" folder when I happened upon this article that, apparently, I, with my lingering chemo-clouded brain, forgot to post after penning it so long ago. Because I'm lazy and don't feel like writing something fresh, I'm posting it now. To be honest (my Spidey senses always tingles …
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You know, making every honest effort not to think about #youknowwho by revisiting a favorite book of mine (and which is listed as one of my Writing Resources) so as to give my brain a break from of all of #youknowwhose juvenile behavior, which includes but by no means whatsoever is limited to his recent …
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I read an Edgar Allan Poe story today entitled The Angel of the Odd. It's a fun, fast, Kafka-meets-Twain, easy to forget kind of read. But what is most memorable to me about the story is that it is entirely set up around the protagonists drunken dismay over what we would call the "fake news" …
This is a link to the live recent Senate Intelligence hearing regarding "Russian Hacking and Cybersecurity." This is a murky link. This is a link to The Sea Trials of an Unfortunate Sailor, my book about the harsh realities of life in the navy during the Don't Ask Don't Tell era. What is the relevance …
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Or THE ART OF THE DEAL LIE Or WHEN TRUMP SPEAKS Or Ah... forget about it. You get the point, right? Right. So anyway... I like the fact that Dan Rather is trying hard to stay relevant by calling out the editor of the Wall Street Journal for not calling Trump's lies lies: So this …
I've decided I'm not going to try and fight it any longer and I am just going to go ahead and, for the immediate future, dedicate my site wholly to the subject of autocracy in general and the threat of Trump transforming the United States into one in specific. Effective immediately, my website's title is changed from "Relating to Humans" to...
Hey! How about that?! Our good friends over at COPING With Cancer magazine featured an excerpt from my little book HOW NOT TO DIE: In 13 Easy Steps in their recent edition. Pretty cool, no? Yes, indeed. You can learn more about the magazine and all the good folks there doing God's work here. You …
Because I proudly worked in the Intelligence Community for nearly thirty years before catching a nasty cold called leukemia, out of a sense of duty and obligation I rarely discuss publicly matters that involve it. However, because of my complete and utter disdain for Trump's ascendency to the presidency...
...excerpts of two rather aged yet seemingly, and sadly so, germane posts of mine. They are quite lengthy so to read the full posts, click on the "more" links. **** The first is a political poem I penned long ago: RISE UP! It’s the bottom of the ninth. We’re down and in desperate need …
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Anyone have any interesting political posts to read? Thoughts on Trump - pro/con? Thoughts on global politics? Post links in the comments or submit the complete post here. Tired of reading my own whinings...
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A while back I wrote a brief post asking if anyone was using Snapchat as part of their marketing platform. I got a few responses... I checked the app out... I didn't get it at all... And then I forgot about it. Well, it appears the app is making it harder and harder for us …
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This is a poem that isn't But probably it could Even though it shouldn't And even if it were It more than likely wouldn't #anythingbutpoliticsrightnow
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Today I begin my cross-country trip with my sons to LA to join the rest of the cast and crew to film our movie LEAVE. Pretty awesome. And unbelievable. As I've expressed here and on other networks often in the past and even more lately, there are many wonderful and supportive people who helped me …
So, I was thinking (yes, I understand the risks)... But, I was thinking, just imagine if each of the 25,109 and growing followers of this humble site were to donate just $1.00 to help me fund my film LEAVE... Just imagine how much that would be! Keep in mind that I am a product of …
UPDATE: OUR LEAVE CAMPAIGN IS NOW LIVE! PLEASE DONATE AND SPREAD THE WORD. Yes, I know, I know... I haven't talked about it for a long time... But my movie is still very much a thing. A very big thing. And the cast and crew is - to use a word The Donald used more …
This is it, my friends. The moment I've been waiting for where things finally begin to get real for me. And by real I mean from now until the end of the filming of LEAVE at the end of October, it looks like it's going to be one mad rush of new and exciting experiences. …
I am learning so much from the wonderful members of WRITE EDIT WRITE, our private facebook group for writers and readers. For example, this fantastic post by Author Kathy Cecala I am reblogging for your convenience and possible instruction here.
Are any of you participating in or even aware of this KINDLE SCOUT thingy? If so, what are your thoughts, I wonder.
Let me know. And please check out Kathy’s article and then go visit her Scout page and nominate her book!
Please. :)
So in the midst of this especially trying election season, I’m announcing that I’m officially a candidate…for Kindle Scout. My newest novel is Wives of the Saints. Find my electioneering page here https://kindlescout.amazon.com/p/2FG91Y0LS2F58 and visit at your own risk: I know I should be cheerfully bombarding everyone for “nomination” clicks, but I won’t: I only invite you to look at the page and decide for yourself. And if you haven’t guessed already by the tone of this post, I’m not completely onboard with the whole thing, which is basically marketing and bothering people in the disguise of a writing competition. It is, however, a relatively painless and gentle way to roll out the new novel, which, if you haven’t guessed yet, is simply a funny and bittersweet book about a pair of longtime marriages. The folks at Scout encourage you to compare it to some other work, which I…
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