Fuck Lindsey Graham and his Warmongering

Lindsey Graham can fuck off. Anyone who supports this war in Iran can fuck off right behind him That shouldn’t surprise anybody, coming from me, but this crosses a huge line. Graham is asking us to sacrifice that which is most precious to us, and it’s a...

Listening for the Ping

This is about knowing your emotional limits, expressed as a history nerd metaphor. I wrote it as a paramedic, with EMS in mind, but it certainly can apply elsewhere. I’ve been working on the ambulance for a quarter of a century. I’ve had Bad Days. Far more good days,...

Book Review: The Crystal Void by John Houlihan

I recently read “The Crystal Void” by John Houlihan. This was a joy to read. If George MacDonald Fraser’s Harry Flashman series had an illegitimate child with HP Lovecraft’s Cthulhu series, this would be it. The main character, Captain...

It’s Not a Bug, It’s a Feature

Recently I got a mediocre review of my pulp sword and sorcery book Broken Crossroads. In and of itself, that’s fine. I’ve survived worse, everyone is entitled to their opinion, and mediocre is better than scathing, so I’m not all that broken up. But what did concern...