I know that it’s been just a week since I said I would post less about politics and current events, but the events of the past week are so Earth-shattering that I really can’t hold back. First, yesterday’s 200+ missile strike on Israel by Iran. For me, the scariest footage I’ve seen so far was… Continue reading Thoughts on the Israel-Iran War
Tag: The Middle East
Thoughts on the recent escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
For the last couple of days, I’ve been going back and forth on whether to write this post. It’s not something that’s directly in my wheelhouse, and few things turn me off to other writers and artists more than when they feel a need to publicly post their every knee-jerk reaction to the political issues… Continue reading Thoughts on the recent escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
#GiveThanks Day Five
(61) I’m grateful for my truck and the mileage I’ve gotten out of it. (62) I’m grateful for our Toyota Camry and the diligent service that the previous owners put in it, for it to run so well. (63) Believe it or not, I’m actually grateful for the fact that our baby always gets up… Continue reading #GiveThanks Day Five
Thoughts on American Sniper
Yesterday, I saw American Sniper. In a word, it was fantastic. Super intense—so much that the friend I went to see it with had to walk out in the middle—but well, well worth it. The movie is about Chris Kyle, a US sniper in Iraq who had an incredible number of kills. He’s credited with… Continue reading Thoughts on American Sniper
Trope Tuesday: Eagle Squadron
You’ve got your standard mercenaries: hired guns who fight for money. Then you’ve got your fighting for a homeland types: mercenaries (usually) who used to have a cause to fight for, but now all they’ve got is each other, and maybe the hope that someday they’ll find a new homeland to replace the one they’ve… Continue reading Trope Tuesday: Eagle Squadron
U is for Universal Translator
In science fiction, whenever two characters from different planets or different alien races have to interact with each other, they almost always speak the same language or have some sort of universal translator that magically makes them able to communicate with minimal misunderstandings. This is especially common in Star Trek, though it happens in just… Continue reading U is for Universal Translator
Trope Tuesday: Mexican Standoff
In a typical standoff, such as a hostage situation, two characters face off without immediately shooting at each other. One or both of them may be using a human shield, or be reluctant to shoot first for fear that the other will take them with him. A Mexican standoff, however, takes that up to a… Continue reading Trope Tuesday: Mexican Standoff
Teaching English and other future plans
I got my flight plans today from the TLG people in Georgia! I’ll be flying out next week from JFK, connecting in Kiev and arriving at Tbilisi Wednesday afternoon. On Monday, I’ll take the train down to my aunt and uncle’s place in New York city and spend a couple of days with them before… Continue reading Teaching English and other future plans
The Prophet by Gibran Khalil Gibran
AL MUSTAFA the chosen and the beloved, who was a dawn unto his own day, had waited twelve years in the city of Orphalese for his ship that was to return and bear him back to the isle of his birth. And in the twelfth year, on the seventh day of Ielol, the month of… Continue reading The Prophet by Gibran Khalil Gibran
Desert Stars sample chapters now available!
I just formatted the prologue and first three chapters of Desert Stars in epub, mobi, pdf, etc. You can download them for free with the following links: Download EPUB Download MOBI Download PDF Download MS Word Download html Download .prc The samples are taken from the current manuscript, so the editing might be a little… Continue reading Desert Stars sample chapters now available!