If You Notice Gaps

If you notice gaps in this blog over the past three months, that is because the spaces had been filled with the serialized version of my novel Neanderthal Swan Song. It is no longer available free on my blog, but watch for another novel to be serialized later this year,… Continue reading

Digital Science Fiction: Win-Win-Win!

The folks at Digital Science Fiction took my suggestions to heart and have made the controversial “Schedule A” document a much improved statement of policy. It is now as author-friendly as any publication as I have seen. But don’t take my word for it, see for yourself. I love a… Continue reading

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Steeped in the politics of the 1960s and the emergence of legal equality for all Americans, the Voting Rights Act required states that did not comply by 1972 to get federal approval for any legislation involving voting procedures, including things as mundane as drawing school district boundaries. Arizona was one… Continue reading

Progress Report

Several things are happening at the same time here at Entropy Central. My novel Neanderthal Swan Song is now posted in its entirety on my blog. It will remain here until September 1st. (If you are reading this after September 1 2011, you will notice a large gap in my… Continue reading

Digital Science Fiction Kerfuffle Conclusion

I just received a detailed email from Michael Wills of Digital Science Fiction in response to the comments I made on the “Schedule A” portion of their writers guidelines. As has been the case throughout this entire incident, Mike has been extremely professional in dealing with me, and took the… Continue reading

The Truth of What I Say

A few days ago, I made a post on why I believe the Tea Party is to blame for the nation’s credit rating reduction. In that post, I commented that people like Warren Buffet don’t even want the low tax rates they pay. Well, here is that claim straight from… Continue reading

Addendum on Tea Party / Credit Rating Post

The following comes from the executive summary portion of the S&P document which downgraded the US credit rating. They do cite other factors, but these two bullet points glow in the dark as a charged political statement. More broadly, the downgrade reflects our view that the effectiveness, stability, and predictability… Continue reading

Why the Tea Party is to Blame for the AA+ Rating

While Washington bickers back and forth about who is to blame for Standard and Poor’s reducing the credit rating of the United States, and Wall Street bails out of the market, sending the Dow crashing over 600 points today, let’s look a little more closely at the reason it has… Continue reading

Digital Science Fiction Follow-Up

I just spent the past hour or so going through the “Schedule A” document from the submission page of Digital Science Fiction online magazine. Since I publicly commented on my objections a week or two ago, they have made some changes on their own. Paragraph 5 has new language inserted… Continue reading

Going Political – Here We Go

Against my better judgement, and with some reservations, I have decided to be a bit more vocal about politics on this blog. I believe I am a true moderate, and moderates have far too few real voices in this country. I hold many of the fiscal conservative concerns of the… Continue reading