Monthly Archives: October 2021

On a Personal Note…About Persons

I’m looking after someone these days. Actually, several someones, in various ways. Various people are ill. No, I’m not going to be more specific, I’m protecting their privacy, and it’s beside the point at the moment. The point is that … Continue reading

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What Are You “Talking” About?

OK, I just want to say a quick few words about scare-quotes—because the way I see them used is bugging me. Scare-quotes are those quotation marks used around words that aren’t actually quotes. For example, if it were raining and … Continue reading

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Avoiding “Almost”

You ever find a novel or short story that gets it almost right but not quite? Same principle applies to movies and TV shows, or anything else that starts out as a script–a piece of fictional writing. I’m talking stories … Continue reading

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Notes on an Imaginary World: Classes and Changes

Every so often, I like to spend a post exploring some aspect of the world-building I’ve done for my book, Ecological Memory. There is a lot more to that world than what made it into print, and I like to … Continue reading

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