A lightning strike is a frightful thing. A drizzling rain had been falling for the last half hour or so accompanied by the soft rumblings of distant thunder. I was just starting to rise off the sofa to stretch my legs when the bolt landed less than ten feet outside my living room’s rear window. … Continue reading Lightning Strikes & A Look Ahead
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What moves the stars? The medieval answered "love." The modern answers "laws." We are accustomed to call the first poetry and the second science, as if poetry were a dream and science a thing of iron. But history tells a more curious tale. The word law was borrowed. When Descartes and Newton set themselves to … Continue reading LOVE Vs. LAW
GLORY & EMPIRE and FEDERATION & EMPIRE, books 2 and 3 of THE HOLY TERRAN EMPIRE Space Opera Series are now available to purchase. The e-book versions are now available for .99 cents each. The prices will be bumped up to $4.99 per book on April 20, 2026, so, Get 'em while they're HOT! … Continue reading AND… WE ARE LIVE!
https://myviewfromthepew.substack.com/p/pope-leo-xiv?r=34rhwn Forgot to hit publish on this one way back when...
This April 13, I am publishing books two & three of THE HOLY TERRAN EMPIRE Series. See attachment for details: https://myviewfromthepew.substack.com/p/cover-reveals?r=34rhwn
I’ve never had much success with blogging, mostly because I could never focus on a subject or settle on a niche to drill deeply into. But a writer needs a platform, I am reliably and repeatedly told. So, here we are. Here and on Substack too! Unfortunately, I don’t possess an encyclopedic grasp on anything … Continue reading Living & Writing with Cancer
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