Author Archives: Gene Stewart

About Gene Stewart

Born 7 Feb 1958 Altoona, PA, USA Married 1980 Three sons, grown Have lived in Japan, Germany, all over US Currently in Nebraska I write, paint, play guitar Read widely Wide taste in music, movies Wide range of interests Hate god yap Humanist, Rationalist, Fortean Love the eerie

A Culling

Today’s thoughts culled from letters of comment, my fanzine column, my journal, and Facebook. /// I disagree with the assertion that electronic self-publishing is saturating the marketplace; no. It’s saturating the ebook zone, yes. Which is a hefty chunk of … Continue reading

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Passenger’s Lament in Applicant Terms

From whom do you ask permission to write a poem? What department clears the metaphor and simile? Is there a group who approves any meanings that may accrue? Is intention noted and focused will parsed? Do logbooks exist that tally … Continue reading

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Unapparent Apparel in Parallel

The moon wears a hat of my dreams Its collar is my wish to know the ground Where seed we spilt and planted grows Sky trees and astral firefly leaves for us In brazen arboreal lust to keep us whole. … Continue reading

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Tolkien’s Favorite

There was a man named Lessingham dwelt in an old low house in Wastdale, set in a gray old garden where yew-trees flourished that had seen Vikings in Copeland in their seedling time. Lily and rose and larkspur bloomed in … Continue reading

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Breeze Through Trees

Who it is we all know for all us poets have lost one such. All the chirp and chatter, aye. Endless questions that chip away at our heartwood. Where to take our hollow core is always the dilemma we who … Continue reading

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The Intelligence of Books

The American Revolution was founded on BOOKS. The root of the word “intelligence” is interesting. In = not. Tele = communicate. Gens = people. So Intelligence means Not For The People. Hidden. Occult. That’s how it was played back then. … Continue reading

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Snowed In by NSA Obfuscation, or: Duped Into Debating the Wrong Thing, Again

The media, backed by corporate, are fogging this NSA/Snowden (snowed in?) discussion by conflicting what he did — whistle-blowing to draw attention to crimes –to focus instead on false issues like personal privacy. They are doing this by linking every … Continue reading

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Us In the US Versus Them’uns

Right wingers versus lefties. Conservatives versus liberals. Citizens versus crazies. It is a binary set situation, with very little overlap on the Venn diagram. Clinical studies demonstrate conservative minds, corporate mentality, right wingers, labels are optional, operate from a basis … Continue reading

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Resting His Head On Her Tombstone

I still want to hear I still want to know I still want to cuddle To talk in the dark I still want to be with you I am still always here I am afraid of moving I am yours, … Continue reading

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Yes, I Write Novels

Someone mentioned Salman Rusdie being tossed to the wolves during the whole fatwa against him thanks to The Satanic Verses and religious bigotry. I’ve written a novel about that. Well, actually, it’s about the choosing, training, and experiences of the … Continue reading

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