Arbitrary Amblings

On Vanishing into Time

When people disappear without a trace, when they vanish for all time’s sake, it is natural to assume the worst. Like on…

Backwash — a Tale of Alternative Days.

A common concept

On Horses, One of the Great Lakes, and the Total Eclipse of the Sun.

March 7, 1970.

I was 12 and there was a solar eclipse about to take place, not total where I lived in New Jersey, but 95% partial, which was not too far off from the whole wad. Enough of…

John, I’m Only Dancing

Yes John, I am only dancing. She turns me on… but I’m only dancing. So don’t get me wrong. Please…

What if…?

How profoundly different would things be sixty years on? Better? Worse? Almost the same? Or…

Should I Pay to Have my Book Published?

and then what?

Self-Publishing, POD (Print-on-Demand) Publishing, Indie Publishing, Traditional Publishing, Internet/Online Publishing… So many different kinds of publishing available these days, and while traditional…

1963 — Revisited

Going to visit the past? Going to go back to 1963? Ok, if you must, but the best advice I can give is this — don’t draw attention…

A Brief and Irreverent History of the Last 6,050 Years

More on Self-Publishing; Impact on Quality, Pricing, and Royalties.

There is a drawback to this massive proliferation of self-publishing, and it is one of my pet peeves with Outskirts, like companies, and even the POD providers like Amazon and Ingram. That is now the marketplace…