Rudy, Rudy, Rudy
(UPDATED March 2021) What if the lamest “October Surprise” turns out to be a Russian operation?
Journalism, Politics, Social Discourse
Creativity, writer's life, Writing
You Can’t Tell Which of Your Stories Will Be Popular
I’ve written perhaps thirty short stories, at least as many dribbles (100-word stories), three full-length novels (in excess of 100,000
South Korea, teaching
Letters from Korea
Sixteen years ago, I arrived in Seoul, South Korea to begin teaching English in a hogwan (after school institute). I
writer's life
Why I Haven’t Left Facebook (Yet)
Like many of you, I’m not thrilled with Facebook. They’ve taken too much information, too much control, and not shown enough restraint. I’ve read about the ways that Facebook radicalizes QAnon followers, supports racist groups and generally does not act like a good local or global citizen.
Astronomy, Space
Is Fossil Fuel the Great Filter?
There’s this idea, called the great filter, that is used to explain why we haven’t found alien civilizations yet. The
Book Review, Creativity, Jurassic World, Star Wars, The Rise of Skywalker, Willful Suspension of Disbelief, Writing
Dead Not Dead – a Trope that Needs to Die
This article contains spoilers for Jurassic Park, The Rise of Skywalker and The Last Emperox. You’ve been warned. There’s a
Creativity, Writing
“Real” Writer vs Imposter Syndrome
I’ve been writing for most of my life. That’s a number of decades, if you can’t tell from my profile
NASA, Space
Whatever happened to the future?
Whatever happened to the future? I never thought I was going to get flying cars. I never thought I was
Africa, Namibia
The Abandoned Cars of Ohangwena
I used to keep a travel blog called Vicarious Vistas. It was the first site that I attempted to port
Creativity, Writing
Fever Dreams
It all started with open-heart surgery. Yes, an odd spot to start. I was the recipient of that surgery. Afterwards,