When Love Isn’t Enough: Exploring Women’s Regrets in Relationships
It's never easy, but somehow, it feels harder than ever, today. Recently a post appeared in my Medium feed, written by Thinks of Nadir. In her post entitled: I’ve Asked…
Transactional Relationships—Aren’t they All?
Recently, an article landed in my inbox, driven as usual by the Medium algorithm. Given ,y standing interest in relationships, it was bound to land there. Especially since I have…
Update on Vol. III of the Knolan Cycle
The Oracle is Watching... As readers of Tier Zero and Eryinath-5 The Dancer Nebula, know, the Knolan Concordant has successfully resisted Valdrōsian attempts to raid their corner of the galaxy…
Gender Wars, 2025-Scorched Earth?
Maybe it's time to start working toward a better "us?" It's Not Our Imagination...the Paradigm Has Moved I grew up in a household in which the only competent adult was…
Love is…
Happy Holidays I wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a happy holiday season and (especially) to thank you who have regularly visited the site over the past year.…
President Biden and Democratic Bedwetting
All the angst and prognostications of gloom post-debate reveal a central reality most of the politically astute have always known. Democrats’ timidity to the point of near-paralysis is almost a…
People, Honor and Power
What the Marines I Led Taught Me Khe Sanh, Quang Tri Province, Republic of Viet Nam, 1968 (Combat Camera, Public Domain) Last Memorial Day, my neighbor and I—Vietnam era vets—were…
Like Wind I Go-A Short Story of Love and Loss
Iowa State Campanile Carillion Photo by Patrick Keep with our thanks The Campanile chimes the quarter hour. As though awakened by the bells, the autumn wind stirs, teasing my neck,…
Knolan Culture Versus Kurrithaali Culture
Different but Like... Among the first things most Kurrithäali (Earth) people will notice about the Knolans when they meet one for the first time is how similar they are to…
Romance-Dream Vs. Reality
Romance-Dream Versus Reality People who know me well know that my writing focuses on contemporary fiction and science fiction—both of which come at you with a dollop or two of…