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

We’re Human Beings. They’re Not.

Posted on August 11, 2018 by Gene Stewart

Positive thinking, N V Peale’s peep show for flat-chested strippers, is what drives trunt.  He’s programmed to think repeating something makes it true.  Fact does not affect his delusions.  This explains his bloated ego.  If he says it, he thinks … Continue reading →

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Movies Are Us

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Gene Stewart

Just watched ROADBLOCK, 1950, a Howard Hughes noir.  Great fun.  A few plot holes but not threadbare.  Scads of sharp, laugh aloud dialogue and a few twists and reversals to keep things lively.  Best film from a B director who … Continue reading →

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‘Smiles Remain’

Posted on July 14, 2018 by Gene Stewart

He sits writing in a notebook on a bench in the garden at Linderhof in Bavaria.  The day before, the 155 steps of the tower at Neuschwannstein clamped his heart and left him in what he thought were the throes … Continue reading →

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Tic Tac Disclosure & Whistleblowing

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Gene Stewart

So there is the Tic Tac UFO event(s).  Happened, it seems, off the coast of Southern California.  Involved the Nimitz carrier group during an exercise.  Shapes resembling tic tac mints, stubby rounded cylinders, did amazing things to disrupt the group’s … Continue reading →

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Mission Statement or Confession of Permanent State Since Birth

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Gene Stewart

My writing wants to knock you down. It is intended to offend, challenge, and change you. It is calculated to thwart your expectations. It is meant not to fit into your sad little categories. It will crawl into your head … Continue reading →

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Dark Twisted Roots of Synarchy

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Gene Stewart

Trump parallels Putin in animosity toward liberal democracy and dropping false structures.  They are rigid control freaks desperate to impose stricture via structure:  theirs.  Synarchy is their philosophy and goal:  total hierarchical control with a caste system. Dream journeys to … Continue reading →

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Books Are a Good Start

Posted on June 16, 2018 by Gene Stewart

At the edge of the abyss known as the paranormal stands a library.  You’re advised to go in, explore the shelves of books, and read as many quality analyses and discussions as you can.  Find out as many facts as … Continue reading →

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Scribbles for Jingly

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Gene Stewart

Learn:  YA books are booming because adults read them because they’re EASIER TO READ.  Break down your own work to 4th grade level and watch your sales blossom.  Cynical, perhaps, but accurate advice. Your writing has to be good enough.  … Continue reading →

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Why It’s Mars Or Bust

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Gene Stewart

Four autonomous military robots linked to a satellite went berserk in a lab in Japan and killed 29 people.  Techs shut them down and took them apart, but will they try again?  Should they? Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking, and Bill … Continue reading →

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Dream of the Devil’s Spa

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Gene Stewart

Dreamed of a spa deep underground, down hundreds of stairs of wood, where one could swim in volcanic waters.  A guide from the shop upstairs led us, a young man, and he accompanied my wife into the changing room, which … Continue reading →

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