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I write fiction, novels and short stories mostly, and the occasional essay and poem. Been known to do a bit of flash fiction and published two flash fiction anthologies from the #FridayFlash community. It was a terrific group of writers. Love 'em all.
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read it! do it! go!

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Barnes and Noble has a page on banned books (well 34 pages actually). I looked it over and have some thoughts. www.patreon.com/posts/banned...

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I have finished Robert Jackson Bennett's Divine Cities trilogy. I’ve rarely poured through three books in succession so quickly. I found the writing fresh, the story arc intriguing, and the characters quite compelling - fantasy with a dose of espionage. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/city-of-st...

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Leaders of global online extortion and exploitation group 764 charged reut.rs/4cVjxvz

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www.npr.org/2025/04/18/n...

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My flash, Castles In the Sand, is up on Mad Utopia. Please give it a read and a like. Comments are nice, too. www.patreon.com/posts/castle...

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Friends, if you're in the Books of Horror group on Facebook, I would love your vote for BLOOD COVENANT in the Brawl. I've never made the final round before and it would be great to make it this time. Thanks! www.facebook.com/groups/52630...

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She does nice work. www.sarahaboardman.com

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I have never heard of this site before. Check out the stock market action of your politicos. The best government money can buy. www.capitoltrades.com

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Check out your area. Are we great yet? scienceimpacts.org?fbclid=IwY2x...

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Elizabeth Donald has a new release today. www.patreon.com/posts/its-al...

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Apparently, Facebook is disappearing Heather Cox Richardson. She is still available on Substack: Her Substack: heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

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I am so sick of these a-holes. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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They should tell them to import their TP from the US and grow their own vegetables in the embassy gardens. People around the world need just to start responding with Fuck Off. www.reuters.com/world/us-emb...

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If you're wondering why so much of what you see online is crap... www.technewsworld.com/story/bots-n...

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Don't make the same mistake. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enablin...

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A US passport costs $130 for adults (16 and older) with an additional $35 execution fee for the first-time application. Requiring a passport to vote would amount to a $165 poll tax.

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As I explain here, security isn't even the biggest part of the Signal Scandal. This is to keep actions secret from the US government. It's how to do crimes, bribes and more. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/signa...

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This

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I cannot tell you how many times I've been included in a private chat where I knew no one in the group. It's not a rare thing.

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It's not just that he invited a journalist to the chat, it is the fact that they were using Signal in the first place. The government has secure networks for this kind of thing. Signal is not one of them. Everyone on that chat should have known it. Every. Single. One. Of. Them.

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www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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I don't know about you, but if I had texted Top Secret war plans on Signal, I would have gone to jail.

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If you thought it couldn't happen here, you were wrong.

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My early collection of short fiction is now available at a special price of $2 over at my Ko-fi store. Want to see how far my writing has come? Step into some of the weirdness that got it all started? ko-fi.com/s/bf0f6e463c

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Many of the posts I've seen have been skating around the edges, so here is an article with a clear link for authors to use to see if META used your work to train their AI. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

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I find it amazing when I speculate on how bad things might get when people react with, "He can't do that; it's illegal." Yeah, what's your point?

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Cruelty is the point. Smears, Sadism and Social Security open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

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www.patreon.com/posts/interv...

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“The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power.” - George Orwell, 1984 Cruelty is the point.

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Absolutely true.

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I've just posted the opening pages of the new book I'm working on for patrons, and I've asked them for names that I can use for characters. Just some of the Patreon perks I offer, if you were interested in joining the gang.

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He's selling Ukraine down the river. :( www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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David Brooks' obit for America. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/o...

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My latest #FridayFlash, Discards, is now up on Mad Utopia. www.patreon.com/posts/discar...

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This is outrageous, and as the article points out, not an isolated case. Cruelty is the point.

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