Whenever I don't know what to blog about (like today) I just open up 'Several Short Sentences about Writing' to a random page, and then I have a blog topic. Today, I read this: Anything you think you need in order to write--or be 'inspired' to write or 'get in the mood' to write--becomes a …
Horrors of the world
Rings of Saturn's seemingly random topic hoping is all coming together, related in the big picture by every thought, every piece of history he talks about seeming to show how humans are terrible, or maybe that the world is terrible. Aside from the overt bleakness of the historical stuff he talks about, there is a …
Plot or not?
I'm losing interest in plot, as a reader. I care less and less about a protagonist and a villain and a mystery and a battle, and more about character and prose and interesting thoughts. Will I ever read genre fiction again? I don't know... Also, I sense this is going to rub off on my …
bye bye net neutrality
All you 'free market!' folks in America right now who think this is no big deal, why don't you take a few minutes to go check how many ISP options are available in your area, and think about who you'll switch to if yours starts screwing you. Not many (or any) options, are there? What …
Dust
John Steinbeck sure likes dust. I've already heard it described in more ways than I thought possible, and I'm just starting. It really does a great job of painting the scenery, though.
Jonas David 