As most of you know, I was brought up in a world where however staunchly my father supported Adlai Stevenson, he was still capable of listening with respect to the man who first warned us about the military-industrial complex, President Eisenhower. It has disturbed me for a long time to find that I now occupy a world where it appears that this kind of thing is no longer possible. Regrettably left/right agreement can’t bring back a single child that was lost in this most recent shooting, but I, at least, think it means something that I can staunchly agree with the first paragraph in this presents-both-sides report I subscribe to despite its having been written by a conservative. And, however much I oppose the NRA, I can certainly “hear” a right-winger saying of future school shootings: “How many parents will bring guns with them and race for the school’s entrance before the cops can stop them? If you have reason to fear that your local PD won’t put their lives on the line to save your child, you have only one option.” But…what do you think?
Pubescent Putin
My brother Maury…a talented poet and writer whose books are available here and whose far-more-tasteful-than-mine website is maurybarr.com…has said what, it could be argued, no woman could get away with saying without censure: Headline: Antisatellite Nuclear Weapon Oh, your smile! It’s Mr. Crafty! What are you doing? Put your pecker…
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Barnett Berger: Six A.M.
The poem below is by Barnett Berger. Six A.M. The river sends its chill The stars above are incantatory Wishing me well Creation of sound is my purpose Heard or unheard Harmonious or distant Taut with dissonance Or flowing with the signals Calling sweet love I am a wingwalker And…
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Check out my newly released sci fi novella, Rococo!
ROCOCO: A sci fi novella I had a lot of fun writing! Even the two years I spent researching our future as predicted by a truly diverse collection of people…but including those paid the big bucks to make accurate calls in such matters for major corporations. Personally, I love this…
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Check out my newly released sci fi novella, Ships!
SHIPS: Yet another sci fi novella I had a lot of fun writing, though this one’s a bit of a “soft” sci fi…slipstream, as they call it…with large parts set in present time and ordinary circumstances that are equally accessible to non-sci-fi readers. (Still, along with my usual snarky/politically incorrect…
Read MoreBarnett Berger: A Poem In His Memory By A Friend Who Wished To Remain Anonymous
The poem below is by a friend of Barnett Berger, who wished to remain anonymous. I woke up to drifting clouds as Mother Nature came rolling in with lightning flashing throughout the sky. And as the birds departed from the crackling of thunder all around, the sun stayed hidden behind…
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