Posted in Basic Ideology on Aug 15th, 2009
I’m working on a set of articles for the Basic Ideology 101 series that covers dominant and popular ideologies in use around the world today. These articles will be in-depth, but, hopefully, easy to understand. We will talk about philosophies, religious views, politics, and cultures. Along with ideologies you may already be familiar with, I [...]
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Posted in Basic Ideology on Aug 1st, 2009
Break down everything. Into it’s smallest, simplest parts. Down to the molecules, further if you can. See it for what it is at its core. Then reassemble it, piece by piece, block by block. Compare every piece. Compare the whole. Let nothing go unnoticed. Weigh it against your conscience. Weigh it against logic. Weigh it [...]
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Posted in Fragments on Jun 24th, 2009
Richard Matheson wrote What Dreams May Come in 1978, as a love story to his wife. It pops up every so often in my life, and reminds me of the things that I love, and gives me hope. I may disappear from time to time, but it is within my nature to run. Run to [...]
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Posted in Basic Ideology on Jun 3rd, 2009
Between ideas and talk and rain and dreams and broken hearts and lack of ambition. Somewhere, there’s still a spark. I might not be around, as once I was. Everyone goes disappearing. Think in the cracks in the sidewalk. Wrap your head around cement shattering. The knowledge of rock. Our foundations are deserving of deep [...]
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Posted in asides, update on Apr 9th, 2009
Apologies. Work a lot. Train a lot. Busy, busy week. Gonna start setting aside an hour or so a day again, so I can get my blogging back on track. Book release delayed AGAIN by publisher. More info soon. By the way – Spark.
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Posted in update on Mar 30th, 2009
I’m starting to get caught up with things here at Loki Listens. The Cost of Magic is moving along nicely. We haven’t heard from Loki Fallen-God in sometime, so I’ll try to dig up a Basic Ideology lesson this week. In other news.. oh wait.. that’s right.. there isn’t any. Jack I Listen. Monday Update [...]
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Posted in fiction, The Cost of Magic on Mar 29th, 2009
This is the 26th section of my novel. If you haven’t read the first 25, you might want to start here. Jane’s Journey —- In the astral world, Jane’s soul was exploring. She saw the pyramids of Egypt in their greatest glory. She flew over Atlantis, populated by ethereal glowing balls, that she could only [...]
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Posted in Fragments on Mar 25th, 2009
You know those nights, when you can’t sleep? No matter what you do? It’s 4am on a Tuesday. There you are. Staring at the ceiling. Counting proverbial sheep. Your mind racing, any kind of distraction will do. Anything to slow down. Anything at all. But every Tuesday that this happens, it gets a little worse. [...]
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Posted in fiction, The Cost of Magic on Mar 14th, 2009
This is the 25th section of my novel. If you haven’t read the first 24, you might want to start here. Delirium —- When Minus opened his eyes again, it was raining hard and he was soaking wet. He heard a voice say, “You’re almost there, boy.” When he looking around he could find no [...]
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Posted in fiction, The Cost of Magic on Mar 13th, 2009
This is the 24th section of my novel. If you haven’t read the first 23, you might want to start here. The Tao of Minus —- Mancini was a little startled when Jane asked about the Akashic Library. But he knew that she had that right, even if she did not have that power. So, [...]
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