White Rural ‘Rage’, Gaza, and the Black Ant Apocalypse

Some Parallels that Might Surprise You

I first saw the term “White Rural Rage,” in an article by political scientist Nicholas F. Jacobs titled, “What Liberals Get Wrong About ‘White Rural Rage’—Almost Everything,” and the phrase made a quiet explosion in my mind, that sensation you get when previously unrelated ideas snap together with a satisfying click…Read More

My Interview with Kirkus Magazine

Indie Author Spotlight June 1, 2025

1. What does SFF allow you to do that other genres don’t?

Science Fiction lets me and my characters move freely though time and space, into other dimensions, and anywhere else where we want to go.

The Way Beyond (originally called The Life and Times of Halycon Sage) was barely Sci-Fi at all. That element came in with slightly mad scientist Alexander Preisczech and his Nanobots, designed to save the world from nuclear destruction and other technological disasters…Read More

“Ask for What You Really Want.”

So I did.

I don’t drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes or weed, or use recreational drugs, but I do enjoy a bit of altered consciousness during my four-times-yearly trips to the dentist.

As the world drifts pleasantly away I feel closer to Allah, to God; I bow to Him in my mind and ask to be His servant in every state and condition. And sometimes I get a bit of a message...Read More

TITLE WITHHELD:

If you look, you’ll lose the little surprise.

In summer I wake to chirping crickets around 5:00 a.m., followed by the back yard cardinal with his many calls, all sweet and liquid. Other birds join in. Last Tuesday the symphony was spoiled by a persistent car alarm, followed by car lights and talking across the street and down the block, little groups of two and three...Read More

Treasures

Described variously on planet earth across time and space

Besides the self-affirming but nontransferable proof of direct experience, my strongest confirmations of Divine Reality are the descriptions of its aspects from all times and cultures, often radically different in their perception and framing but obviously referring to the same things…Read More

ART PROJECT – Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000)

This photo which I posted on Facebook and the resulting conversation were so much fun that I thought, “This should be preserved!” Much wit and wisdom are displayed in the comments below. I’m leaving out the laughing and supportive emoticons, of which were were many…Read More

The Touch

It can last a second, like a subtle touch on the shoulder, hence the title. It can last for hours or days. Some people live there all the time, while others have never felt it. It’s actually not like falling in love, being overwhelmed by the beauty of nature, or your response to seeing a baby hippo snuggled up to a giant tortoise…Read More

When Allah Takes You on a Date

So many good things in a row make me laugh with happiness.

Hi all. The title above might seem trivial, but it’s not really; it captures the experience. Having met the One before hearing any outward descriptions, I find speaking intimately about Allah s.w.t. quite natural. Maybe some of you have this experience as well.

Yesterday I had medical tests, not normally anyone’s idea of a good time. But when events unfold so perfectly as to be funny, I may experience it as God taking me out for dinner and a movie (or occasionally shopping). Yeah, I know that sounds weird…Read More