Here are few thoughts... We tend to assume that physical suffering is worse, in an absolute way, than psychological suffering. But you and I both know a woman who is pretty poor (by our standards), but

Thank you for catching the typo! I've been through this several times - but a few always sneak through. I have retained professional proofreaders, but they then decide they need to do a full edit. I have,

If I were you, my friend? I'd be careful to stay on Lily's good side. 😂 I mean... better safe than sorry, right? Remember all those mantras I recited for her when she was really little? Could they have

That's really interesting - seeing the before and after. I think I like the twilight better in blue (I know, odd for me). The final one is a toss-up; they're both great, but very, very different. The key

We're just gettin' started! 😉

Thank you!

One of my goals (beyond telling a good story), is encouraging people to think about things. And listen to Haydn. My favorite version of the quartets is the The Festetics Quartet recording on period

Many thanks! Chapter two will be up soon... I do work to make the books move quickly.

Many thanks!

Oh, Frank is nothing if not complex. :) He has some things in common with his creator (a love of Epictetus and Haydn), though I, at least, don't smoke. I'll look forward to your thoughts as the tale unfolds!

I'm glad you enjoyed the first chapter - I'm hoping to publish chapter regularly.

Thanks! I like that line a lot too. I haven't yet published the first two books, although @beelzael has been encouraging me to. For years. 😂 I'm finishing what (I hope) are final edits and will publish

Thank you very much! Yes, the style is very noir, both in writing and in themes. But (as you can already tell) the world that Frank lives in is darker even than Raymond Chandler's LA. I'm glad you enjoy

I think this is a very important issue. There was a time when education was about educating character, helping young humans become adult humans - through critical thinking, reading of the classics of the

Many thanks! I've been rather busy, so I haven't been able to write anything substantive - but there are a couple of ideas in my mind; I just need to get them down on virtual paper...

Thank you so much! You certainly had - and have - done a great deal; significantly more than when I wrote that resume these days. It can be difficult to recognize how much we've accomplished; as you know,

Bear was a unique and amazing creature; I miss him deeply. And you may be right about sharing Hive things on Substack. Honestly, I haven't a clue on how to make good use of the Substack; at this point,

I have to say, that's a fascinating article - on reading, I was thinking of the Paul Harvey radio piece. @beelzael and I have been having a long, ongoing conversation on values; I'm a believer that there

It'll definitely take me awhile - it's a long book, and if there's one main plot, that plot hasn't revealed itself yet. But it gives very interesting insights on life in those horrible time - and has inspired

Well, I'll look forward to the message! That said, the best way to deal with emotions is something every human philosophy and civilization has struggled with. The Vulcan approach has a heck of a lot for