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6/25/2014 0 Comments Is a story a story if you write it and no one reads it? Thankfully, that's not my problemGood ReadsEver since ReadWave began tracking the geographical locations of readers, I have received a notice whenever 50 people located in the United States have viewed one of my stories. Of course, many more than that have read these stories before ReadWave began this service. The most recent story to earn this distinction is "Failure", the tale of people who don't learn from their mistakes. "Failure is, of course, included in the collection of my short stories that appears on this website.
The thing that I find most interesting is that I have a popular following in other places. A large number of readers in all cases are located in London, England. I even have a modest following in St. Petersburg, Russia. Although I have not yet been discovered as an author, certainly not a best-selling author, it is satisfying to learn that my stories are being read and appreciated. I hope that every reader knows how much I appreciate them.
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Good ReadThe electoral tide in America seems to be changing in 2014 and may have repercussions well into the future that I have chosen to explore in this, my latest short story. Ambushing the President appears together with the complete collection of my short stories at this website.
Good ReadHistory is our story written from a distance in time. The writers of history depend upon official records and, in modern times, film and photographs, as well as letters and diaries to study historical eras. Christian Hill's record of his service in Afghanistan, Combat Camera, should help them as well as it helps us in understanding what is happening there. Christian served four months of 2011 as a Combat Camera Team leader with the British Army's Media Operations Group in Afghanistan. He shares with us a unique vantage point from which to view that conflict. Every soldier has a different perspective. Infantrymen see little beyond a fifteen degree swath a few to a couple hundred meters in depth depending upon the terrain. At the other extreme, pilots see the war from the vantage point of altitude, but miss many details. Christian's view of the war was far more comprehensive than first-hand experience. He gathered it second hand, collating soldiers' stories, as well as intelligence reports.
Election 2014It's an honest question. People always complain about politicians lying and yet they vote for them. Often, it seems, the best liars are the most likely to be elected. In a recent interview, Si Robertson of Duck Dynasty fame said he couldn't be a politician because he couldn't lie and everyone in his kitchen laughed. Are you laughing, too?
I have just completed this political season writing for an honest man who entered the political fray. His budget was only a fraction of his major opponent and I worked for free. The contest was important to me. I love America and fear that it needs better people in Washington. We've already had too many disappointments. Writing for his political campaign took me back, way back, to my days in advertising. Election 2014 The following was written by me on behalf of a candidate for Congress who sadly failed in his bid to represent his party. Whomever you elect to represent California's 45th Congressional District in Congress will be a freshman. Every one of your four candidates is equal. One claims an advantage because she has served in the California legislature; however, legislative experience in a state house doesn't apply. Congress and state houses resemble each other only superficially.
Sure, both Congress and state houses are bicameral. They have two chambers. However, six cases argued in the Supreme Court in 1963 and 1964, collectively known as the Reapportionment Cases, decided that states could not justify apportioning representation in their state senates on the same basis as the United States Senate. Election 2014The following was written by me on behalf of a candidate for Congress who sadly failed in his bid to represent his party. Wasn't this issue settled back in 1984 when President Reagan signed the Immigration Reform and Control Act? I guess not. It appears that, like so much of the legislation coming out of Congress, it wasn't well-thought out. Maybe this is the problem with electing politicians to represent us in Washington.
Politicians will tell you whatever you want to hear. They'll stand in front of a group advocating amnesty and pronounce their support, and then rail against it at another venue. Ultimately, we don't know what they'll do when they reach Washington. Most likely, they'll ignore the issue unless it's shoved in their faces. That's when they'll craft another piece of legislation designed to offend the fewest voters, but not reconcile the issue, much like the 1984 legislation. |
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