Someone on Bluesky recently asked what we’d be doing today if we were ignoring the inauguration. I have no interest in that event or the man being sworn in. I have no interest in watching a billionaire’s hateful oligarchic election happen. What I am interested in is doing something positive. Well, the person who asked…
“I preferred to plow without wearing shoes, and I remember vividly the caress of the soft, damp, and cool freshly turned earth on my feet.” On growing up on a farm. Carter Presidential Library I didn’t grow up on a farm but grew up running in the grass like a wild child and spent plenty…
I know I’m terrible at posting new blog entries consistently, but life is going well. I’ve just been reading more books and am making good headway in my newest novel. On politics and social media, recently Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the following: Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments…
There’s no one magic moment in life that turns everything around–that makes everything 100% good. But today the inauguration of the 46th president and vice-president of the United States makes great strides toward light, hope, and good. Today decries the past four years of hatred and discrimination, of lies and promotion of cult groups who…
Everything happening in the USA affects me to a great deal, since I was born there and lived there most of my life. I’ve lived in Canada as a permanent resident since 2008, but gravitate my memories back to home, especially when I’m experiencing nostalgia of certain things that have become ingrained in my psyche,…
I guess it’s technically spring now, but it just goes to show how long it’s been since I first started this post–and wrote nothing on it–until now. So many things have been going on that I just haven’t had time to blog. One is a new series’ focus at eco-fiction, which I’ll announce shortly. Another…
