In my not-so-humble opinion, the polarity between left and right in the USA has reached such extraordinary extremes that neither side can be relied on to report the facts with enough objectivity to even remotely resemble anything truly truthful. Personally, I’m on the left, but…for me, at least…truth and perspective are far more important than paying lip service to my leftist convictions. However repugnant the right side may be to me, I must acknowledge that if I go to their news sources, not the left side’s news sources’ selective reporting on them, and listen without immediately shutting down when I hear an opinion I don’t share, they do in fact have a perspective that isn’t any more full of lies and hyperbole than the left side’s news sources. I therefore highly recommend that anyone who shares my respect for the truth listen to both sides, id est don’t read the New York Times without also listening to what Fox News has to say about the same issue. I also highly recommend The Flip Side, which carefully presents a summation plus quotes from both left and right on any given topic, available here.
On The Road, Pittsburra: SFWA 2017 Nebula Awards Conference
All right, all right, it’s not Pittsburra, but rather Pittsburgh, but the last five letters are the same as in Edinburgh… Anyway, long ago I could have become an active member of “SIF-wuh.” (Speaking of pronunciation, that’s how they say SFWA, which stands for Science Fiction Writers of America.) But I…
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Follow the Flavor
Guest Post by Sondra Fink I love food. I love that vegetables need vinegar or lemon to break down their cell walls so your body can absorb their nutrients. They need whole fats too – your vegetable’s nutrients are fat-soluble. Fats carry those nutrients to your cells so your body…
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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…
Read MoreBoomers for the Stars, latest news
Every year lately, my publishing credits have consisted of one sci fi novella. For 2017 it was Boomers for the Stars. Since it’s on the reading list for a Nebula award, I’ve made a free audiobook version available for the convenience of those who will vote. But, at least for…
Read MoreWade Was Withdrawn
Democratic Dallas Prosecutor Henry Wade’s detachment may have made Jane Roe’s victory possible, but his fellow Democrats’ detachment has made overturning Roe v. Wade possible. My friend Ina contributes some food for thought: Guest Post by Ina Bransome Women of means (white feminists and white women of means) will always…
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