So another year draws to a close. So many faces, places, memories, triumphs, and fails. All in all it’s been a pretty good year. Here’s a few links to the most memorable moments of 2012- 2012- A Year in Review Tennessee 2012 – Part 1 Tennessee 2012 – Part...
Alright, people, we get it. Geez! People are making so many apocalypse jokes, it’s as if there’s no tomorrow. So, this is what the apocalypse looks like? To me it looks like just another typical, boring day at work. (O.o)? Oh, shit! That’s it! We’ve all died and gone...
Very good speech today by the President on the recent gun violence and social issues plaguing this country. I agreed fully with him on all points. To that end I stand with him. If you don’t like that, if you feel like striking out against me in response, then...
I just received another royalty payment today for book sales. It’s always a welcome surprise (as I never know when or if these are coming) and I’m proud to see print editions of my books continue to sell in the US and the UK, but I was shocked to...
Censors and book burners are not relegated to the borders of the United States; neither is the torch of enlightenment, as it spreads across the globe amid several recent events centered on banned books. Read on and Share the Knowledge: http://bbark.deepforestproductions.com/column/2012/12/16/banned-books-awareness-the-freedom-to-read-is-a-global-issue/
So, let me understand this state called Michigan in which I live. The Republican-lead legislature passes two bills which are aimed at destroying unions in a traditionally union-strong state. The media outcry over this was also used as a smokescreen to hide a further injustice wherein bills were passed...
The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls, is an autobiographical memoir of Walls’ and her siblings’ unconventional and poverty-stricken upbringing at the hands of deeply dysfunctional parents. The book, published in 2005, pulls on the heartstrings of readers with its resonating and poignant topics; but the parents of a student...
The drama department at Los Medanos College began a production of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” on November 8th and their student newspaper, the LMC Experience, interviewed the director about the inspiration behind the project, including how it was a banned book. The interview mentioned my name...
Love them or hate them, Apple Inc. has received some heavy criticism in recent years for some pretty controversial issues including the alleged use of sweatshop labor, environmental destruction, and unethical business practices. It has been criticized by legal and business analysts for its hot-tempered legal policy of suing its...
**Happy Holidays, everyone. Enjoy this month’s issue of Pagan Pages magazine and, as always, another installment of my paranormal column, Across the Great Divide. This time I’m going to discuss the phenomenon of the Gray Lady apparition.** Most people mistakenly combine all apparitions under the blanket “ghost” moniker, or...