Side Note before my comparison:
I have seriously been considering moving to Australia (Graeme, I am looking at Perth, don't worry I won't move next door. ) My sister is over there now and the job opportunities are more lucrative for Accountants, plus I have a certain interest in Australian boys. Still it is only exploratory at the moment
Besides, I think I can adjust to Australian Politics far better than Canadian (We won't have Hockey fist fights)
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As a Chin
There was a funny conversation I had today about future Republican Presidential nominees. Ted Cruz would probably be the worst and long shot in the mix, while New Jersey Governor Christie has a shot.
The conversation then went into a tangent on why the Democrats are not putting more pressure on Christie; it is a Blue state, Republicans are ebbing in the polls, and Democrats could win back the NJ Governor's mansion?
I contended that the Democratic Party understands something about RealPol
No, I am not looking at our Green googly eyes friend from the UK
I've been thinking about the concept of a zombie and writing the horror story for the Halloween story writing prompt that I started a few weeks ago.
I am feeling like my life is on autopilot a lot; I work, I eat, I watch senseless TV series, and I sleep. Sometimes, I write, which opens up my imagination, but on days without writing I feel extremely empty and purposeless. Even with writing, I still feel a bit empty, just no
https://www.gayauthors.org/story/w-l/Causality
Some good things to think about:
1. Yes, Chinese hell is much more Bureaucratic than punishment based. Our mythology is closer to Ancient Greek and Roman than Judeo-Christian. It's a holding point for reincarnation; you wait for your turn to come back in a long line.
2. So, what's up with Sid and his alter-ego? You should be asking a second question, where did I come up with his name? That will give you a big hint as to his character arc
Maybe it was the fact that Massachusetts has an agency that watches for elder abuse, maybe it is the potential negative press on the Building manager, or it could be dumb luck.
The Jerk got a call from the the state government, inquiring on the issue, and he promptly gave my grandma a 1 year lease
Phew, for a moment there I thought I'd have to write an Op-Ed piece about the Government Shutdown and Elderly 85 year old getting toss into the streets. I am not a liberal policymaker, but eve
Here's some updates:
Nothing good on my Grandma's eviction, SSA still is closed so I cannot get her benefit verification. The Housing Administrator still refuses to negotiate (I am this close to writing an editorial in the Boston Globe, damn it I don't want to be labelled as that Gay RINO, but if I have no other choice, I would rather choose family )
I am very pissed off, but what got me to write this is not anger, but fear. Republican members in the US House are openly suggesting to not
After some rest and some evil plotting from me with my new story ....I feel a little less angry, but it is still there.
My grandma's problems have not ended, my feeling of betrayal has not subsided, and my anger directed towards the Tea Party movement will probably not diminish.
Honestly, I don't know where I am in terms of my life or politics. I hate what the Tea Party movement has done to my party; I warned as many people back in 2010 that it's a mistake, but few people listened to me
Okay, I should first announce that my new story's 1st chapter is going live tonight. It's definitely a love child of passion, interest, and even a bit of comedy I could not have done this without Kitt's help in editing.
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That's the Pro of my day, next comes all the Cons:
Son of Bitch! is all I can say about my grandmother's housing administrator. An 85 year old woman is likely to be evicted from her home in the next two weeks, because she
I've seen enough to make up my mind about this shit.
Alright, most of the people around GA have only mentioned news stories or circumstantial issues with the government shutdown, let me give you all a real life experience, but first let me lay down three points:
1. I have never been a fan of the Tea Party. The members of the GA Soapbox and GA Right Forum can attest to this fact.
2. I am actually applauding President Obama's no negotiation stance. He is showing courage and leadership.
Alright Final List for the Event!
1. Curse- thebrinkoftime
2. Ghost- Thorn Wilde
3. Mad Scientist- Scotty94
4. Vampire- aditus
5. Slasher- joann414
6. Cemetery- Rustie
7. Zombie- WL
8. Demon- Sasha (The pup )
9. Werewolves
In case you forgot the description:
Some details:
No Limits on Word counts i.e. no limit to min or max, No limits on format, and no limits on technique.....
Horror fiction began as experimental, unstructured, and range from poetry to epic novels. M
Here's my take on the US situation:
Something has to give in the US:
It's political in-fighting every night. Come on, as a society, this type of stuff has to be settled once and for all.
If a government shutdown occurs, then the US defaults, let's see what happens:
"If" the prediction of doom and gloom are over-dramatized by political pundits and news reporters, then we know that not all government operations are necessary, nor is our business relations dependent on a Federal gov
I was surfing around the web and came upon an interesting quote that touched my heart:
It's about a guy, who can not love, so must let that person go. Yet, paradoxically, if he could start the entire thing over again, he'd love this person with all his heart.
"if you can't give happiness to the person you love, you should let them go. But if we can start over, I would choose to keep you, use all my strength, and give you happiness."
I like emotional paradoxes; it reveals more about
From the little household budget of a thousand dollars a month to a small business with millions a month to a Corporation with billions a month to a nation with hundreds of billions a month, everyone makes hard choices.
An economy is not fair, not equal, and not even efficient, when you actually look deeper at it. Sure you can use plots and algorithms to figure out general Alphas to Delta trends that makes things easy to project and look smooth on the eyes, but human reasoning is not always
I am opening the doors to my novel with the introduction:
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As I said, I want to pursue eastern Fantasy in the modern era; push the limits of science fiction and traditions to the brink.
I also have developed my villain far more over the last few weeks. This is not the Nine-Tailed Fox of Naruto or even classic Chinese and Japanese fiction, I am going to pursue a re-interpretation of the entire character with modern views. The fox is a vi
I know GA has not done anything yet official for Halloween, but do any writers want to try writing a horror story and set it to show on Oct 31st?
It's not my forte, but I'd love to try and have some fun with writing a spooky story. and it'd be great to share this with others
To make it more interesting than a random horror story, what if each writer can only use one Horror plot theme and no other author can use the same.
I don't anticipate this to be a huge thing and maybe no one wan
Thanks Brink for translating, you were the first one to recognize it as the opening lines to the Tao Te Ching.
道可道非常道, 名可名非常名
Most of far eastern philosophy has either roots or been influenced by the book; even when cultures don't hold Taoist religious principles, there are philosophical points that extend outwards towards Buddhism, several Indian religions, and scientific principles.
I translate it a little differently than you do Brink:
"The way that is known is not the true wa
No politics for today's blog as I don't want to go into the DC shooting, I do give my sincerest prayers for the 14 injured people from the incident, who are still in the hospital, and 12 dead. Others will argue on the points, everywhere else.
I want to talk about nothing really important....just the quality of food. I went to a Caribbean sandwich shop, Dominican based, and I wanted to try their Sour Sop and pickled ham sandwich. It tasted good, but I paid for it later.
I have had the run
I was bored today and wanted to catch up on TV that I missed last year, which turns out to be a lot better than I thought. The show of choice was: Hannibal, based of Silence of the Lamb and Red Dragon character Hannibal Lecter.
I was not originally interested, but I read the reviews and tried it out. It was incredibly interesting, disturbing, and psychologically educational, like watching a progressive drama about the root of sanity and insanity in the modern world. Sure, the guy eats people
One political blog posts for old times sake
As I am writing a story exploring the Far East and Asian cultures, basically going to my roots, I am hit with an odd conundrum from the other side.
Everyone, Republican and Democrat, is using terms like "Exceptional" and "American Values", sounds interesting on a sound bite, but I don't really get it. The American people are deeply divided right now over a million issues, there really is no clear "American Value" that can be described as "Exce
Okay, I will wait, because I want to separate the new story I am working on from anthology authors/readers, giving both breathing room.
This is the Modern Eastern Fantasy/Sci-Fi novel, which incorporates myths and legends of Asia, exploring Taoism, Buddhism, Jainism, Hinduism, Tengriism, Zoroastrianism, and several other Asian religious/philosophical ideologies with a modern scientific twist.
Within a week or two, I will officially ask for Betas and an Editor. If you guys want to work wi
Alright, last background detail and a note for Asamav
Note: In my novel, when he does come into the picture, I split off two separate concepts about the monkey King. In "Journey to the West", it is mentioned that he attained an immortal body due to his consumption of immortal fruits, immortal pills, and other things in heaven. I took that idea and thought about its implications to ascension in both the Buddhist concept and how I want the concept to work in my novel. The monkey king would ne
Another Teaser
If I am going to write with eastern mythology, folklore, traditions, philosophies, and religions in mind; I can't ignore the subject of strange beings.
Now, I can write them all off as Aliens, which would work for my scientific premise, but I think that's a blatant act of bad writing and imagination nowadays. Sure a few could have been alien astronauts, but it does not do the ancient stories justice.
In my novel, some monsters and demons are results of ancient Taoist
Another Background blog entry, I am such a big tease
This is going to be novel, a real full length one. If it is something that really gets going, who knows.
The Five Elements:
In Asian mysticism, there are several well known elemental concepts that Eastern beliefs based their entire religious and philosophical principles on. There are differences between cultures and views on what elements belong in the cycle. For instance, Japanese tradition have the "Wind" and "Void" elements in
Before I post my story, I want to first establish some common concepts.
In ancient China, there were many superstitions about Taoism and Taoists followers, including their ability to perform magic, increase a human lifespan, and communicate with spirits, Gods, and other beings beyond the realm of man. The mystic tradition of Taoism still believes in the powerful potential of studying Taoist texts like the Tao te Ching and performing traditional rituals that were borrowed from spiritualists d
Something in the air is just making me very political (There's not even a soapbox anymore, but I just feel a surge of energy). I know, I will behave and not post politics in chat or forum areas, but only in my blogs
I was just reflecting on American sensibilities over the last 40 years. I think if Watergate were to happen today under the Obama administration, few would bat an eye lash or the US senate attempt to push for impeachment. Woodward and Bernstein would probably be summarily detai
