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Journal Silence

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Gene Stewart

Bad writing deserves harsh review. To maintain some semblance of cultural standards is why review exists. Many today think “review” means an unconditionally positive blurb from friends, and any critique is “hate” or “revenge trolling” or what ever. That’s childish, … Continue reading →

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Seething Grass

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Gene Stewart

They tell us our votes count. They tell us work makes freedom. They tell us to buy, spend, invest. They tell us to shut up. They tell us to die. We tell them Yes. Why? /// “How do you know.” … Continue reading →

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Hayseed Coup & Evidence of Simulated Existence

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Gene Stewart

Never blame conspiracy for what incompetence can explain. Ah, but what if it’s a conspiracy of incompetence? / geste /// “Hayseed Coup” If people can go insane Why not cities, states, Countries going insane? Look around. First small groups went … Continue reading →

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Assault & Battery In the Bread Aisle

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Gene Stewart

This Just Happened Sunday 1 Dec 2013 at about 13:13 at Offutt AFB Commissary — So I’m standing in the bread aisle complaining to my wife about how my cell phone’s battery has begun draining too quickly as of last … Continue reading →

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It’s (not) the Thought that Counts, It’s the Stuff

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Gene Stewart

“[Fighting piracy is] becoming a full time job. There’s literally scores of sites containing pirated copies of my ebooks, and every time I get a DMCA notice served on one another springs up. It’s getting to the point where it’s … Continue reading →

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Ebook Bashing, Bashed

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Gene Stewart

Gatekeepers mean nothing but control of extruded fiction product. Are you shocked that most self-published stuff is crap? Why do you ignore the fact that most publisher crap is crap, too. Sturgeon’s Law, which merely rephrases the Bell Curve. Publishers … Continue reading →

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Turning Fear’s Key

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Gene Stewart

Religionist cons always offer eternal peace and love because they target the insecure even as they ramp up fear, hate, and anxiety. This combination of unrelenting pressure and an offer of refuge is irresistible to abused slaves. Hence Nietzsche’s dictum … Continue reading →

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A View from the Tip of the Iceberg We Hit

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Gene Stewart

How fake the world has become due to corporate domination.  Sitting in a parking lot at a shopping plaza within sight of a housing development, I gestured around us and said, Show me one real building or vehicle.  It’s all … Continue reading →

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