Author Archives: LeeW

Chambanacon 2021 Conlang Presentation

Thanks to all those who attended. I truly enjoy sharing my love of this with you. Download links for the slides and language sketch are below. Lee

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Not Exactly a Resolution

I’ve been writing fiction off and on for over ::mumble:: ::mumble:: years – ever since i was in my twenties. I love to write – just not enough. Not enough to quit my day job, which, for the most part, … Continue reading

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Professional Pride

I also do memes… I suppose I should mention that Rocket Ride is one of my favorite filks. You should all buy Tom Smith’s albums…

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Nevertheless, She Persists

I don’t usually watch political debates because I figure I can go to a candidate’s website and find out what they stand for. (If I can’t figure that out from the website, then my conclusion is that they don’t stand … Continue reading

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Meet me in the middle, said the unjust man.

Meet me in the middle, said the unjust man.I took a step toward him. He took a step back.Meet me in the middle, said the unjust man. A.R. Moxon (@JuliusGoat) When I first saw this on FB, I thought it … Continue reading

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Radio GOP

Riffing off Napoleon’s notion of the “press as the seventh great power.” Joseph Goebbels gave a speech at a radio exhibition (18 August 1933) in which he named “Radio as the Eighth Great Power”. “It would not have been possible … Continue reading

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Welcome To The Surveillance State

OK, new Facebook rule: compose your posts in an offline editor and then copy-paste to Facebook and post. Apparently, Facebook monitors what you type even before you post. A study on “self censorship” (i.e., how you change a post before … Continue reading

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McCarthy’s Legacy

We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must remember always that accusation is not proof and that conviction depends upon evidence and due process of law. We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be … Continue reading

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Save Your History

They say that “the winners write history”.  I think it’s less that they write history and more that they have the power to erase those parts that don’t fit into their worldview.  Donald Trump’s recent attempt to purge people who … Continue reading

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Mirror, Mirror…

So, it occurs to me, lying awake at 5 AM, that this election isn’t really about policy.  It’s not about our taxes or our guns or religious freedom.  These things, as always, will be decided in the Senate, and in … Continue reading

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