"Simple Gifts," Aaron Copland, and the Swedish connection
Posted on Jul 3, 2009 | Last Updated Jul 4, 2009
a deeper look at the origin of "Simple Gifts"
Appalachian Spring, "Simple Gifts," Aaron Copland, Swedish folk music, jukeboxes, and Scandinavian America
John Dalmas
Posted on Sep 13, 2011 | Last Updated Mar 20, 2020
John Dalmas is a longtime sci-fi writer.
dalmas, writer, sci-fi, scifi
THE WAR FOR THE WOODS: RESOLVING THE ISSUES
Posted on Aug 15, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 16, 2007
The first in a series of posts on the issues
David Palter Reviews #1
Posted on Apr 6, 2008 | Last Updated Apr 6, 2008
some epic fantasy series compared
Terry Goodkind, Stephen King, Robert Jordan, JRR Tolkien, JK Rowling
(12/09/07) A QUOTE FROM XENOPHANES
Posted on Dec 9, 2007 | Last Updated Apr 7, 2008
wisdom from 6th century BC
philosophy, science, honesty
CREATIVE WRITING 101, PART ONE
Posted on Oct 1, 2009 | Last Updated Jul 21, 2010
Reviews, Reviewers, and Writing Fiction
reviews; critiques; truths; rules for writers; books on writing; Mitford; Karon; tell, don't show ; golden rule of writing; focus; story arc; data dumps; dialog ratio; norse sagas; ethnic character
American Politics (11/19/07)
Posted on Nov 18, 2007 | Last Updated Apr 12, 2008
A perspective on principles
Political principles, results, and voters
The JÄRNHANN Saga
Posted on Sep 2, 2007 | Last Updated Apr 12, 2008
Skaldic poetry from an Apocalyptic Future
Neoviking fun in Swedish and translation
Alternate Universes
Posted on Mar 23, 2008 | Last Updated Oct 5, 2008
Science Fiction, cosmology
cosmology, science fiction, ideas, the Higuchian Series
Med System (10/27/07)
Posted on Oct 26, 2007 | Last Updated Apr 12, 2008
cost of one medication
prescription drugs, the system, profiteering?