The Weinstein scandal rocked our culture in many ways this year. We found out there is sexual misconduct in Hollywood. Raise your hand if you were surprised by that. What actually did surprise me is how many people suspected it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for December, 2017
I grew up in the 1980s. Me and my friends lived in a post-JFK and post-Martin Luther King world. The pill and easy abortions had reduced the birth rate greatly. Increased immigration rates meant that kids with non-American parents were[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Uaithni Empire ruled San Lucas’ western continent for thousands of years without rival. The jaguar-derived cats who ruled it became decadent in time, and sold their empire off to the southern Gangani a piece at a time. A few[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve had a good year when it comes to my writing. I did another editing pass on my first novel, and released it in dead tree format. And I’ve gone over my other stories as well. I also was involved[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This has been a good year for me in what many people like to call our real lives. Better in many ways than last year. No appendix blowing up on me. No motorcycle accident breaking five ribs. Though I did[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The jaguar-descended cats of San Lucas originally came from the northern highlands of their western continent. They built a powerful civilization called the Uaithni Empire to rule their lands and crossed the mountain range to the south. They conquered the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This a season of holidays from many religions, from giving thanks to God for a good harvest, to celebrating the new solstice or the New Year. The Jews celebrate the rededication of their temple in Jerusalem, and the Muslims celebrate[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The New Andes Mountains are the tallest mountain range on San Lucas. They bisect the New Andes/Gangani continent from western to eastern shores, and even continue as underwater ranges for hundreds of kilometers into the twin oceans surrounding the continent.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Tis the season for Minnesotans to ask each other if it’s warm enough out there. Tis the season to decorate our houses with lights and wreaths. To cut down trees and light them up. Some of us shovel snow now.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The two larger San Lucas continents were home to four other cat species that we had little to no knowledge of until one of them Contacted us decades after colonization. They were genetically modified from Earth’s panthers, with human-level intellect[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…