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As it frequently does, research on one thing took me down a deep rabbit hole elsewhere; in this case, into ship naming. For another piece I’m working on, I looked at President Donald Trump directin…

The Trump-Iran War is a strange one, in that we’re not experiencing it directly; we only experience the effects. Every war since Vietnam has been live and in person, in our living rooms on the even…

In the current issue of the Mensa Bulletin, Richard Lederer’s article is about Mark Twain, including several quotes from Twain. One of them caught Mom’s attention: “I never write metropolis for sev…

California has officially run out of the 1980s-era license plate sequence. Here's what the new one will be.

The Said Book: a compilation of substitutes for said, cross-indexed and arranged in groups as to the nature of the conversation, character, mood & action. for writers, readers & editors. Have ...

All the cool kids are doing it, so… Here’s my tentative schedule for DragonCon, September 3–7, in Atlanta, Georgia: Thursday at 10:00 pm (in Embassy AB Hyatt): “Eye of Argon, Again!” with Keith R.A…