Posted in Basic Ideology on Oct 17th, 2009
The purpose of these articles. I get this a lot. Why do I write about religion, philosophy, ideology, and the like?
In hopes of opening some minds. Maybe clear away some obstacles for some one. Any one.
The idea is to give you all of the information you need [...]
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Posted in Basic Ideology on Oct 5th, 2009
A few weeks ago I asked on my blog and on twitter for Humanists willing to discuss their belief system. I was pleasantly surprised when Ryan Sutter, webmaster of humanistsofmn.org, contacted me.
I explained to Ryan what I was looking for, and what he sent me was so personal and informative, that I [...]
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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. [...]
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Posted in The Cost of Magic, fiction 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
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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, they [...]
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Posted in The Cost of Magic, fiction on Feb 11th, 2009
If you’ve been following along, you have probably noticed that the main characters of the story are riddled with drug and alcohol abuse issues. Well, here’s a little attempt at explanation.
As a child, I loved the ideas of magic, especially alchemy. When I was 3 or 4 years old, I would make “potions” [...]
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Posted in The Cost of Magic, fiction on Feb 10th, 2009
This is the 19th section of my novel. If you haven’t read the first 18, you might want to start here. Section 19 ends Part 1 of this novel.
And So He Walked
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They were roused from a light sleep around 7:30pm by the ring of Minus’ phone. It was Kotoko. Minus answered.
“What the [...]
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Posted in The Cost of Magic, fiction on Feb 5th, 2009
Please Don’t Leave Your Ectoplasm
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Posted in Basic Ideology on Jan 9th, 2009
I had a little trouble trying to think about today’s post. What kind of idea, or battle, should be discussed?
Then I realized I had answered my own question. Inspiration. Motivation. Drive.
A lot of people think they lack these things. We search for a muse very often in life, [...]
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Posted in The Cost of Magic, fiction on Jan 8th, 2009
Minus awoke the next morning, his head completely clear. A solid direction for the first time, in a long time, made him a little giddy. It was not something that you often saw in Minus. He was ready for the day, and all of the bullshit that would come with it.
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Posted in The Cost of Magic, fiction on Jan 4th, 2009
“How did you get here? I thought it was hard for you to get into the stream?”
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