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2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 12,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 4 sold-out performances for that many […]
On My Father’s Birthday: A Letter To The Man Who Killed Him
Originally posted on TALES FROM THE MOTHERLAND:
Dear Sir, I don’t know your name, but you killed my father on June 9, 1973, in Stockton, California. My father was thirty-two years old then; I was ten. If he had lived, he would have been 74 on November 29th. The year my dad ws killed I am…
Is Meaning Possible in a World Without God?
Originally posted on Truth Is Elusive:
I was going to do a series about meaning but as I was studying and writing the series on morality I realized that there is a whole lot of overlap in the 2 subjects. They are both based on values which would explain that. Many of the things I…
But Money CAN Buy Happiness
My guest post on A Holistic Journey about cash, scratch, dinero. Check it out. A Holistic Journey Does money buy happiness? I’m not sure, but I do know it bought the $200 dollar suit, $40 leather shoes, and $20 dollar hair cut I absolutely needed to get hired. Money bought the civilized means that erased […]
Arrhythmia In a Can
This article was originally published in the Reno News and Review. It appears here in slightly updated form. College means five years—four, if you’re lucky— of burn out, poverty and scary neighbors. Intelligence means less than endurance, ingenuity means less than perseverance, and noble purposes mean so much less than chemical stimulants that it’s kind […]
I’m a Featured Author
The Blackguard, and by extension, yours truly, is the featured attraction at my publisher. Much thanks to Lucky Bat Books for helping me so much. http://www.luckybatbooks.com/2014/08/ben-garrido/
The Blackguard is Official
Eleven years, thousands of hours and enough time grimacing at mutilated notebooks to scare off an entire congregation of nice old ladies. The Blackguard, my first novel, that monster collection of revisions and one-more-things and insecurities – it’s done. I hope you take a moment to consider the new release on amazon.com. If you wish […]
Critique Groups: Ego, Etiquette, and Expectations
Originally posted on San Giacomo's Corner:
Hello, all you budding authors. Have you been shying away from joining a critique group? Maybe you’re apprehensive about showing your work in public. Perhaps you’ve written a chapter, a poem, or a short story, and only your spouse and best friend have read it. Their reaction was…
Blog Hop Writers Award Showcase
Originally posted on Unload and Unwind:
? I was really flattered when Irene asked me to participate in the Blog Hop as it is an award designed to showcase blogs devoted to writing, be it journal style, political, fiction, short stories or human interest along with the many other variations that those who enjoy the…
위험한 도덕 파트 3
결론: 만약 이 시리즈의 글이 제가 원하는 바대로 여러분의 감정에 영향을 끼쳤다면, 제가 사용한 감정 조정 방법은 아마 여러분의 일상 생활 속에서 꾀나 유용하게 쓰일 수 있을 것입니다. 그래서 제가 어떻게 첫 번째 글 속에서 여러분을 적대적으로 만들고 민족적 결속을 시켰으며 두 번째 글에서는 어떻게 여러분을 방어적이고 박해적이게 만들었냐고요? 1. 저는 여러분의 정체성에서 가장 근간적인 […]
