Published inRemaindersWorldbuilding: Where the records are to be foundThose of us who write fiction that is set outside of present time or space have to deal with the subject of worldbuilding, the act of…Nov 4Nov 4
Published inInsufficient FaithThe language of religionI grew up in an American church. This is to say, it was a Christian denomination that got its start in the United States, one of the many…Oct 28Oct 28
Published inRemaindersGetting the jokeAs I was recently reading P.J. O’Rourke’s On the Wealth of Nations, his contribution to a series on books that changed the world, the…Oct 21Oct 21
Published inRemaindersHow many books are there?How many books are there? This may seem like an easy question, at least conceptually, asking for a count, however difficult that might be…Oct 7Oct 7
Published inRemaindersThe right to ignoranceIf I were to swear to my readers, with my right hand on a stack of Eddas and the Iliad that I did not assert a right to lie recently, I…Sep 30Sep 30
Published inRemaindersFor the love of dogs and catsOf late, I have been writing a romance — a romance in the modern sense of the word, not the proper medieval calling back of the days of…Sep 23Sep 23
Published inRemaindersThe right to lieThe freedom to express oneself is an example of something that sounds obvious — at least to those of us not in power — on first hearing…Sep 9Sep 9
Published inRemaindersDead names and a living recordTwitter was once a social media platform that attended, albeit in a vague manner, to restraining plain bigotry against people for their…Sep 2Sep 2