STAR WARS and Female Fictional Characters
I have now seen STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS — and the film’s female protagonist Rey, who actually wields a…
Sensitivity to Others: In Fiction and Real Life
Whether in creating fiction or in real-life activities we need to be sensitive to others who may be adversely affected…
Talking Dolls Portend Horrifying Scenarios
The December 17, 2015, Wall Street Journal article “Talking Toys Are Getting Smarter: Should We Be Worried?” by Geoffrey A….
Experimenting With BookGrabbr: THE BLOOD GUILT PRICE
BookGrabbr.com is an innovative book marketing and book lovers site that I just came across via Twitter. The platform offers…
The Czar’s Uncle: A True 19th Century Story
This firsthand account of an event that happened in the last decade of the 19th Century* originally appeared in the…