Forced Flag Allegiance is Not Constitutional
The oath taken by federal government officials, the same I once took as a lawyer for the Department of Defense, is about upholding the Constitution. It does not include allegiance to a flag. National flags merely represent or symbolize a country. Flags are neither foundation nor substance of what makes a nation, though there is […]
UFOs: Proof is in the Eyewitness
After the recent airing of Pentagon video footage of UFOs obtained by military aviators, there’s been a bit of shaky-ground back-peddling—from our federal government. Gee, what a surprise. And an eye-rolling disappointment. To wit, no one wants to go out on a limb and call them UFOs, despite that’s precisely what they are. UFO, after […]
When Religion is Controlling Not Charitable
The reasoning—though it may be anything but reasonable—behind granting US churches tax-exempt status derives from an attempt to prevent government involvement with religion per the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. What happens when religion, some sects masquerading as spiritually devout in pursuit of all-mighty greed, becomes invasively and pervasively involved with government in an […]
Romance for the Post-Menopausal Protagonist
When I began drafting Alienable Rights, first novel of the Other Worldly series, writing romance was the farthest thing from my mind. My over-fifty protagonist Rowan Layne was in a relationship with a younger man, but it wasn’t a good one. She herself didn’t fully realize how wrong it was at the time, and not […]
Emoji Texting and Other Plot Twists
Emoji are a source of humor in my Other Worldly series because of Rowan Layne’s octogenarian mom’s enthusiastic use of them while phone texting. In Alienable Rights, Rowan is even accused of sending secret coded messages to aliens via strings of emoji while texting with her mother. Emoji is defined as a small digital image […]
Do Ya Think UFOs Might Have Pilots?
In Feeling Alienated, second book in my Other Worldly series, protagonist Rowan Layne goes off on the absurdity of government officials willing to discuss UFOs, but not the reality that a living entity, as in an alien, might be piloting them. In my novel, I was referring to an actual $22 million US government program […]
Pentagon UFO Coverup: Who Can’t Handle the Truth?
Recent airing of UFO video footage filmed by naval aviators has allegedly resulted in retaliation by the Pentagon for their going public. But it should be neither the role nor the aim of the Department of Defense to hide, suppress, or otherwise lie about information obtained using military vessels and personnel. In Alienable Rights, protagonist […]
Luna Moth Woman on the Silver Screen?
Many writers (and likely a few editors) roll their eyes at folks who think writing a novel is so easy, anyone can do it without training, practice, or smashed laptops. But the absolute worst is the dude who he says he’s not into reading, but he thinks he might like to write a novel so […]
Penning Political Satire with Truth, and True Crimes
In honor of recent news about a grand jury convened in New York to examine evidence of criminal activity of the former guy in the White House—already under indictment in my Other Worldly series for his many crimes, both heinous and petty—I offer this blog post, because I was once told writing about him couldn’t—or […]
Your Freedom Ends Where My Nose Begins
There’s a quote erroneously attributed to Oliver Wendell Holmes, “Your freedom ends where my nose begins.” For me, it used to, and still does, apply to toxic cigarette smoke, and the selfish misbehavior of smokers in public. During the COVID pandemic it’s been echoed in vile tirades of anti-maskers, folks demanding that their “liberty” trumps […]