Kindred, by Octavia Butler. Beacon Press. 1979. Recent news FX is planning on developing a series based on Ms. Butler’s book inspired my interest. I’ve never read anything she penned prior to reading this book, no short story, article, or any other book. I’ve known of her for years; anyone who has read science fiction…
Recently, I made an irresponsible, insensitive tweet. That tweet does not reflect me, nor my uni, and I offer my sincere apologies to anyone I offended. I was hoping to elicit a conversation with my tweet, made during a recent Arkansas vs Kentucky basketball game. However, as I am very naive at times, a conversation…
American Nations. Colin Woodard. Viking Adult. 2011. Softcover. $20. After reading a couple chapters of American Nations, I was struck by two thoughts. First, U.S. citizens carry a lie of American History around in their heads, mistakenly believing they know the basic tenets of the founding principles upon which the United States was predicated. Second,…
In 2003 or 2004, I can’t remember which year, I signed up for Facebook. I found people who I remembered from my past, people I knew at that time, and people who shared similar interests of mine. Facebook allowed me, like everyone, to share sites, information, jokes, etc. Keeping up with the lives of friends,…
Constant Geography 
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