2016-07-15 09:57
The city of Nice is a beautiful place to visit. My first book, Tree of Freedom was based there. Sad to hear about what happened there on the Promenade de Anglais. There are fewer things… Read More
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A blog about World Affairs, writing, with fictional short stories and longform opinion pieces that take a deeper look at the world around us.
2016-07-14 07:54
Now, most people don't think inspiration when they think on Spokane. But it can provide those moments where the mind can wander. [1] Recently, I went out to buy some milk, and instead I foun… Read More
2016-07-12 21:02
The only thing about this article that makes me feel old is the disconnect between me and the zeitgeist (to include people my age). Though that isn't directly connected with feeling old, it… Read More
2016-07-08 22:35
A horror has unfolded on the streets of Dallas. Thoughts out to the slain and the injured. I heard about it as soon as it happened on my Twitter feed. It was interesting to see such an act u… Read More
2016-07-08 02:36
Just back from a break in Boston (some pics here for some of it). I've written a few things and I'll duly post them up. Publishing (of my personal stories and books) will be erratic in the c… Read More
2016-07-04 06:34
The word elitist has been used to label many things. Usually an out-of-touch group of people at the top. I personally never liked it, but there have been enough changes to it that it seems t… Read More
2016-07-03 19:32
Well the news is here, and with all the hysteria going on, it seems that we'll have to wait and see what happens. But out of all the cries of wolf, there are a few that are legitimate. I'm n… Read More
2016-06-26 00:38
I had one of those dreams last night. It was a ferocious one, and something I had not experienced in a long time. The details, as they usually are with these ephemeral lives lived, have sinc… Read More
2016-06-21 07:40
It was after a short but enjoyable hike that we caught this sunset at the edge of Liberty Lake here in Spokane, WA. This idyllic scene was captured: swallows and seagulls in the air, a deer… Read More
2016-06-20 07:54
I'm in the midst of getting notes [1] transferred to documents on my computer and seeing where they all fit, but there's been a little bit of a stasis in my motivation and the muse has not b… Read More
2016-06-18 19:14
I've been on a melancholy streak recently. It's gone as far as to debilitate my writing. I hope it doesn't last. But it was Memorial day that left my heart dipped in acidic thought. Mai… Read More
2016-06-15 19:07
The Summer here in the Pacific NW isn't what it should be, though that's not entirely bad. We had a taste of the previous summer with a streak of 90+ degree days. It was compounded, on a per… Read More
2016-06-13 23:11
And the stupidity continues. Hardly any good analysis out there, The Intercept excepted. Nonetheless, it's interesting to hear all the reactions, and what's considered newsworthy:Note this h… Read More
2016-06-13 06:20
Well. The largest mass shooting in our country's history has just occurred. So far there has only been a trickle of information about the gunman. Mainly that he might have pledged allegiance… Read More
2016-06-11 19:13
Another email out. Another story as well. For those who haven't had the chance to sign up, I recommend that you do so now. Now on to other matters:Here in the States, the literary world seem… Read More
2016-06-08 20:33
Banksy has tagged this on the side of a school. It has garnered much attention, especially since it's on the side of a school. Does that make it all right? What does it even mean? A child pl… Read More
2016-06-07 17:29
With enough time, one can look back fondly at college, a time when certain eccentrics were looked upon as a badge of honor (depending on the circles you lived in). I remember a certain girl… Read More
2016-06-06 20:20
A recent article by the NYtimes has its commentators [1] are salivating over the idea that Germany could be rearming. Let's not think for a second on how the article dismisses the thoughts o… Read More
2016-06-04 03:35
My sister and I were recently arguing about the memory of a cartoon you may know: the one with a football involved. A girl holding the ball, then boy running to it, only to miss the ball bec… Read More
2016-06-03 01:12
Some quick notes on current events and the state of the status quo. I will note that this is not an endorsement of anyone in particular but merely an observation. Mainly that those in the st… Read More
2016-05-31 00:17
Remember those who died. Remember what they died for. This is a moment to reflect on the past so as to move forward into something better. Don't let someone else's lies try to sweeten that u… Read More
2016-05-28 15:30
The link went dead some time ago, but thanks to the people over at Omni Reboot, here is the new link to RAW, RoboAnthroWar. It's a short story that started as a small visual on the D-train s… Read More
2016-05-27 21:03
Yep. All this must be turned into text. The digital kindSo I'm going to whine a little about my first world problems. I know some of you want to know when the next book is coming out (even i… Read More
2016-05-26 20:16
I enjoy reading Terry Eagleton. To paraphrase an Amazon reviewer: "he writes with a slight condescending tone. Good people." His book, How to Read Literature, is another solid piece of work… Read More
2016-05-26 17:10
The recent article on the great novels out there and the fractal aspect to their writing, got me thinking about how computers were used to make this observation.This got me thinking about Ga… Read More
2016-05-25 16:43
Hope the day is treating you well. Just so you're aware, I have a few writer's notes for my latest novel, Labyrinth of Souls. In it I discuss the many things that went into the creation of t… Read More
2016-05-24 17:49
I've talked a lot about art and life, as well as the great author Algo and the initial foray into fractal writing. I've also talked about about how Algo is now following another author who s… Read More
2016-05-21 01:39
Receiving a text these days, one denoting a friend's emergency, seems like more of an act than when one receives a voice-call. It could be tied to the fact that when we receive such te… Read More
2016-05-18 00:37
I'll be adding more soon enough, here for your amusement (and possibly others) are a few items with Ministry of Bombs cover on it. A Tote Bag, an iPhone case and a Sticker to place whe… Read More
2016-05-18 00:29
I have already talked about Algo many times before. From his fractal stories to more recent work, he has been on the cutting edge of text. This doesn't mean that he's not subject to the same… Read More
2016-05-16 19:03
Lithub has a good article on the future of the essay. It's good enough to read, [1] though I suppose that sometimes the literary world (as presented by the main players) seems more and more… Read More
2016-05-14 16:52
We all need myths to sustain us. Even the seculars or the atheists or the ones who look into the future (futurologists?). Of course, some myths are older than others, are more traditional, b… Read More
2016-05-13 19:01
I never thought that I would be big into audiobooks. But here I am, years after thinking that audiobooks are for those who don't like reading, listening to them. I enjoy listening to them in… Read More
2016-05-12 21:32
I'm going to quickly point you over towards The Mantle. They just published a short piece I wrote about the writing process behind Labyrinth of Souls. It's not complete. No such analys… Read More
2016-05-06 18:29
I was once told that middle age wasn't for the faint of heart. That once your youth had been stripped away, then you were left, much like that apocryphal emperor, naked, with only a handful… Read More
2016-05-01 15:40
I just listened to "Run", a short story of mine, in the form of a mighty fine audiobook narrated by Dustin Davis. I hadn't read the story in ages because revisiting my earlier work, even one… Read More
2016-04-30 23:29
I recently visited a fellow writer friend of mine, King, in NYC. Now King was a little bit of an odd one. I had always known him as an artist who wanted the powerful to smell the blood on th… Read More
2016-04-28 23:29
Now at an echoing Cindy Sherman exhibit where she takes photos of herself dressed as different people doing different things. Funny how the mind of an artist can stretch one's own mind. I sa… Read More
2016-04-26 20:20
The scars pocket the land over there, but on our side these scars are only seen underneath: in the pauses during conversations straying near them and the darkening faces. Elsewhere, whe… Read More
2016-04-23 07:33
Sitting at Cookies and Cream, a Berlin restaurant. One that's still, in these 2016 years, smoke-filled; an intrusion I wasn't expecting, though I certainly didn't expect to not care as much… Read More
2016-04-23 00:44
Sitting at Cookies and Cream, a Berlin restaurant. One that's still, in these 2016 years, smoke-filled; an intrusion I wasn't expecting, though I certainly didn't expect to not care as much… Read More
2016-04-20 17:56
There's a decent article over at the Guardian, about a gold toilet. Though it's always good for people to look at art and compare it to whatever currents are swimming through the zeitgeist… Read More
2016-04-18 17:41
"Aching, nobly, to wade through the blood of savages." —James BaldwinI had the unfortunate luck of having to go and see Eye in the Sky, an entertaining movie that fell short in many ot… Read More
2016-04-18 15:23
"One man's death is a tragedy, a million is a statistic." Though this quote on a human sin has been consistently attributed to Stalin, it is not so. More to the point: I want to talk ab… Read More
2016-04-17 06:30
I'm a little out of my depth when it comes to street art. I've come to it a little late in the game (and in my life) and I'm still not sure if I understand it entirely. That being said, it s… Read More
2016-04-16 18:00
It was a typical early summer night in Alaska. The sun was stubborn in its descent and a dull light lingered in the sky for a little too long. The just awakening land reeked of fresh pine an… Read More
2016-04-16 18:00
It was a typical early summer night in Alaska. The sun was stubborn in its descent and a dull light lingered in the sky for a little too long. The just awakening land reeked of fresh pine an… Read More
2016-04-15 21:29
For a good while I was turning old before my time. I speak not of the pain in my joints, the decrease in flexibility in my muscles, and the slight increase in the viscosity of my thoug… Read More
2016-04-15 18:13
Holocaust Memorial in Berlin A quick aside, on my recent trip abroad to Poland (Szczecin) and Berlin. My trip before was filled with people talking about Putin and his Russian moves. It… Read More
2016-04-14 17:46
me writing at a Cindy Sherman Exhibit The city of Berlin can now consider itself a place that cogitated much thought from my brain and teased much writing from my fingers. A… Read More
2016-04-13 17:45
Me in BerlinWell, a death in the family had me flying out to Europe. Poland, specifically, then Berlin for a couple of days. This will be something of a scattershot of topics. Dea… Read More
2016-04-11 18:41
I just watched American Werewolf in London and wasn't too impressed. The movie reminded me of an ancient story in these parts. I've heard different variations and thus different attributions… Read More
2016-04-10 22:00
Was having lunch with my better half and I was asked who were my favorite short story writers. Besides Borges, of course. Yes, she knows about my love for that writer as well. But, when I tr… Read More
2016-04-09 20:54
Algo, one of the more interesting authors currently writing is now in full-bloom—creatively speaking. It's always good to remember, though, that no man is an island, even the most uniq… Read More
2016-04-05 21:44
Once upon a time, there lived a poor family with three daughter. one day they went out to the forest to pick mushrooms, for they had nothing else to eat and were near starvation. The yo… Read More
2016-04-01 18:10
For a good while I was turning old before my time. I speak not of the pain in my joints, the decrease in flexibility in my muscles, and the slight increase in the viscosity of my thoug… Read More
2016-03-28 21:58
The writing is going well, and I've started the end of the When Gods Fail saga. I do not, however, have an end date for that book. If you've been reading this blog, you know I've come to lov… Read More
2016-03-28 20:48
So Tony Blair has said that millions of Muslims are not "compatible" with the modern world. Yes, the some one who decided that bombing the hell out of the Middle East was fine while lying to… Read More
2016-03-27 20:55
As you may or may not know, there was a reason I wrote Rebel. This novella is about a man in the south stuck under growing oppression. The main reason was not that an occupation in the south… Read More
2016-03-26 21:08
And now, with the specter of the Brussels Attacks hanging heavy over the land, we have the innocence of idiots in the form of wanting the days of pre 9-11 [1]. This is a comment coming from… Read More
2016-03-26 20:41
I mentioned in a recent post that I'd kept abreast with the comment sections in conservative websites and this had, in turn, allowed me to be well-prepared when Trump's sustained rise happen… Read More
2016-03-25 21:19
I think of John Le Carre as one of the more interesting spy novel authors of our time. His early work, at least. I fully understand his anger with the international status quo of today… Read More
2016-03-24 07:45
If you remember, I have a thing for Internet comments. But lately, I've been annoyed by comments sections everywhere. Even in reputable places there doesn't seem any way to get a proper disc… Read More
2016-03-24 00:39
Just another point on the Brussels Attacks: There are some saying that those of us who immediately worry about the backlash, or about other matters that are part of the context are only addi… Read More
2016-03-23 04:56
A sad day, today. The attacks in Brussels, that is. But I personally worry more about what will follow. So my next posts will contend with all these matters. Of course, I'm not surpris… Read More
2016-03-20 21:47
Art imitating life? Check out this article on robots that take in images and spit out art. Of course the idea of creative robots is out there, as with this story of mine with hints at a… Read More
2016-03-19 19:18
Spent a little time wondering about whether or not there was an equivalent to our Guernica out there. The story of that amazing painting's creation is something to behold. The story of how i… Read More
2016-03-18 21:26
All right. Free Cleanse the Soul audiobooks at Audible. But it's through a coupon and there are only a few left. Here's the deal: for those who haven't signed up for the email newsletter, do… Read More
2016-03-18 02:05
"It is perfectly true, as the philosophers say, that life must be understood backwards. But they forget the other proposition, that it must be lived forwards." —Søren Aabye Ki… Read More
2016-03-14 06:04
There's been much about bitcoin over the past few years. I'm hearing less and less about it. There is, of course, this point made over there at crookedtimber. I know too little a… Read More
2016-03-13 16:19
Ah, that fractal story and Gerad's initially noble place has now taken a sinister turn. If he's guilty (is there guilt to be handed out?), should this be his downfall? Thing is, he took up a… Read More
2016-03-09 22:05
I want to add that the previous post on drones is annoying because it allows for the vast majority of our media to be completely complacent. The most recent killing is a perfect example. 150… Read More
2016-03-08 03:41
After reading a review on the LRB about drones, I found myself shaking my head. I wondered why. I've touted the LRB as a great magazine to read and expand one's mind. Tha… Read More
2016-03-06 20:00
I shouldn't read reviews of my books. The bad ones knock me down and the good ones also knock me down. The latter making me relax, the former forcing upon me an unneeded refractory period.&n&hell…Read More
2016-03-04 02:37
Well, the writing is going, and as I've mentioned before, it's been mainly shorts. I will focus on prose and a long piece soon enough, though. On that matter, here's a pseudo-essay on reacti… Read More
2016-03-01 20:36
Looks like there's a sale at Zazzle. To those who like the Ministry of Bombs cover, I think this is pretty cool. You? Ministry of Bombs iphone cover Barely There iPhone 6 Case by nlowhim Bro… Read More
2016-02-29 18:29
We met at work in Alaska, taking a break between rushes to suck down some nicotine. That she was an artist surprised me, that she said nothing more, didn't. This was Alaska, after all, and t… Read More
2016-02-23 19:43
Done writing and polishing the next email. It will be out soon. If you haven't signed up, do so, as you don't want to miss out. Here is it. On that note, things are still slow on the sequel… Read More
2016-02-21 19:53
It's almost spring here in the Pacific NW, and that gray smeared cold weather is slowly losing a few battles here and there to patches of blue sky—that relief whose sharp edges a… Read More
2016-02-20 08:00
Not exactly a neat number, but the blog has finally passed 40,000 page views (most of that coming since 2014 [1]). Yeah, I'll toot my own horn when it passes 50,000 too, but it's a good feel… Read More
2016-02-19 20:50
I recently stumbled upon a short written by Algo, that infamous writer, whom I first wrote about here. This one was surprisingly found in a middle-brow magazine. You know, one with all… Read More
2016-02-18 19:55
Intransitivity is an interesting subject to study, especially as it pertains to social choice. I have also discovered it when studying history and when assigning blame, or cause for an effec… Read More
2016-02-17 00:00
And the saga continues. The artist's art show came through town the other day. It was quite a revelation and I have to say, a very beautiful one. For all that she spoke about trying to find… Read More
2016-02-15 23:33
For Valentines, me and the SO went out to a symphony. Tchaikovsky's piece on Dante. Beautiful work and one I highly recommend you listen to as soon as you can. The main point of this post is… Read More
2016-02-11 20:01
I mentioned that about a year ago having visited an amazing data visualization show in Barcelona. It was in a modern art museum and was easily the most impressive thing I had seen in my time… Read More
2016-02-10 10:00
It's one of those ironies of life, or rather one of those hypocrisies of my character, that I look at interviews with other people [1] and proceed to make large assumptions about their chara… Read More
2016-02-09 20:58
I've been in a melancholy stupor lately. A family friend died. Harsh, yet needed, those rush of memories that follow such an event as one's mind tries to relive moments with that person. Tha… Read More
2016-02-08 08:40
My recent encounter with an underground film festival had me thinking about another film festival I had the luck to see in Brooklyn. A friend had asked me to meet up and see it with him. Fea… Read More
2016-02-03 05:52
Well, I have a short story up sf-books, a nice place for sci-fi work. Check it out when you get the chance. As for the next novel, I will get to that Sisyphean task as soon as I can. E… Read More
2016-02-01 21:58
I spoke of my friend and his exodus from our fair city. As it happens, I didn't know his reasons for leaving our country and only recently found out about him moving to an anarchist coop in… Read More
2016-01-29 22:39
In a very secluded part of Lower Manhattan, there lies a little known park, no more than 5x5 feet, called Plutocrat's Park (though not officially). I happened to come across this one day as… Read More
2016-01-29 22:39
In a very secluded part of Lower Manhattan, there lies a little known park, no more than 5x5 feet, called Plutocrat's Park (though not officially). I happened to come across this one day as… Read More
2016-01-27 23:30
Well, thanks to Electric Lit for bringing this little interesting study into the light. In Poland, researchers found that many of the classics do indeed have fractal aspects to their writing… Read More
2016-01-27 23:30
Well, thanks to Electric Lit for bringing this little interesting study into the light. In Poland, researchers found that many of the classics do indeed have fractal aspects to their writing… Read More
2016-01-27 00:22
Some may think that the new town I've moved into, Spokane, is less interesting than my former stomping grounds in the Bronx. In some ways it is, but in other ways it exceeds that northernmos… Read More
2016-01-25 22:38
Canticle for Leibowitz was a surprisingly good read and stands as one of my all time favorite Sci-fi novels. [1] I didn't pick up the book expecting much of it, for it was written abou… Read More
2016-01-24 21:09
For any of you who have read Orwell's fiction, such as 1984 and Animal Farm, but have yet to read his non-fiction, I highly recommend that you start as soon as you're capable. His longer pie… Read More
2016-01-23 08:28
This is an attempt to look at the state of writing today. As a writer of fiction, I suppose I should do this more often—in the monetary sense, that is. But let me not speak of the mark… Read More
2016-01-22 21:50
Before I start, let me note that I have a site where I'll put up my shorts. It's easier to read, and you can, from here on out, give a little bit of change without too many hassles. … Read More
2016-01-20 22:12
“Earthly Show” was hosted by a woman who looked and talked smarter than anyone I knew. Add to that a spherical shape, sharp ear lobes and a grin of steel teeth and it was no wond… Read More
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