Category Archives: Gene’s Art

My Toon Path

Posted on January 14, 2023 by Gene Stewart

My own stuff usually sprawls between Larson and Thurber, with the occasional Kliban influence.  I’d also have to cite Schultz, to be fair, along with the Nine Old Men at Disney Animation, particularly during THE JUNGLE BOOK epoch, which was … Continue reading →

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To All You Foes

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Gene Stewart

Lights in our sky They hover nearby Whispering answers Without saying why Asking us questions Of inside, of out, Of whether we’re certain Or living in doubt Drawing us up Hunting us down Haunting our farmland Examining town Freezing our … Continue reading →

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One of These Things is Not Like the Other

Posted on April 14, 2021 by Gene Stewart
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Poof! Gone

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Gene Stewart

Planes have flown into clouds and vanished. No wreckage fell or was found. There are quite a few incidents of this type. Many are witnessed by large numbers of people. Being inexplicable, such events fade in memory and mention. The … Continue reading →

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It Isn’t Obligated to Make Sense

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Gene Stewart

As I read the excellent ninth Missing 411 book, Canada, I’m considering as always the impossibility — so far — of offering a convincing solution to the core mysteries of these cases. It struck me, as a writer, to think … Continue reading →

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Trust, But Verify … Remember That Tall Order?

Posted on December 2, 2019 by Gene Stewart

A presumed competence, a projected avoidance of flights of fancy, and a strict adherence to observed fact attaches to both active and ex military and police witnesses, buttressing their credibility. Their testimony often flops debates and influences conclusions. Yet, they’re … Continue reading →

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The Erosion of Corrosion From Corruption

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Gene Stewart

Critical thought has (been) atrophied so we take one step out of the corporate box and jump to emotionalism. Analysis, logic, rationality are not tossed aside, they are not even present in the first place, having been flensed from schools … Continue reading →

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The Other, Then & Now

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Gene Stewart

In the 1950s and 1960s we sat in quiet homes that received, at best, 3 TV channels and radio, and we heard about UFO flaps from word-of-mouth as often as via media. Local newspapers, which we all read, occasionally carried … Continue reading →

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Samizdat’s Door

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Gene Stewart

With the cooperation of social media, TV news, and corporate controls, accusation has been weaponized so it suffices to shoot down information outlets, to throttle voices, and to ruin lives. A threat to make trouble is all it takes. To … Continue reading →

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Flashback to 1992

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Gene Stewart

Synchronicity:  As I write, my TV’s on, rotting my brain.  Little kids appear on the screen. One tells the camera that a star is twenty feet bigger than a house. Another says that, without gravity, you could jump over those … Continue reading →

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