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Category Archives: History
Monday Musings: Midterms Round-up — Orange is the New Blech!
This time last week, I was lamenting the what I saw as inevitable advances by anti-democratic forces in this year’s midterm elections. Yes, I was worried my party would take a drubbing, but more, I feared elections in Arizona, Nevada, … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics
Tagged abortion rights, blogging, Cheeto Fuck-nuts, Congress, constitution, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, election-deniers, elections, history, midterms, politics, Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court
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Monday Musings: Elections, John Adams, and the Future of Our Republic
Back in September 2020, as we lurched toward the Presidential election, I wrote a piece for this blog on the peaceful transfer of power. In it, I warned of the dangerous path followed by the former inhabitant of the White … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics
Tagged blogging, Cheeto Fuck-nuts, constitution, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, democracy, election day, elections, history, Joe Biden, John Adams, politics, Richard Nixon, Thomas Jefferson
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Monday Musings: Taming My Inner Eeyore
The hard part of getting back into posting isn’t the first post. It’s the second, and the ones after that. In part, I retreated from social media six or seven weeks back because I couldn’t imagine carrying the emotional load … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, parenting, Politics, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, Cheeto Fuck-nuts, climate change, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, history, kids, mental health, parenting, politics, Roe v. Wade, writing, writing life
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Professional Wednesday: Roger Angell, 1920-2022
If you are not a baseball fan, and not a reader of The New Yorker, chances are the news of Roger Angell’s passing, at the age of 101, had little significance for you. But if you are familiar with his … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, Publishing, Reading, Sports, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged baseball, blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, history, how to write, learning to write, memories, New York Mets, New Yorker, publishing creativity, Roger Angell, sports, Willie Mays, writing, writing life
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Monday Musings: Roe, Griswold, and the Danger of Getting What You Wish For
At the risk of wading into very dangerous political waters, I feel I must weigh in publicly on the recent leak of the Supreme Court’s draft decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Mississippi abortion case, which effectively … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics
Tagged abortion, abortion rights, blogging, contraception, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Griswold v. Connecticut, history, marriage equality, Obergefell v. Hodges, politics, reproductive freedom, right to privacy, Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court
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Monday Musings: Shutting Out the World
I have struggled some in recent weeks to come up with topics for my Monday Musings posts. One reason for this: I don’t want to overload readers with essays about family issues and mental health, though both are much in … Continue reading
Posted in Covid, Family, History, nature, parenting, Politics
Tagged birds, blogging, Covid-19, creativity, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, economy, family, global climate change, global warming, history, life issues, mental health, nature, politics, Russia, Ukraine, war
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Professional Wednesday: With Special Guest, E.C. Ambrose!
Today, I am delighted to welcome to the blog my dear friend, E.C. Ambrose (a.k.a. Elaine Isaak). Elaine and I have known each other for a long time, and she is one of the truly good people in this business. … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Friendship, History, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Research, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Drakemaster, E.C. Ambrose, Elaine Isaak, fantasy, friendship, historical fiction, how to write, research, special guests, writing, writing advice, writing life, writing tips
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Monday Musings: How I Started Writing — A Case Study of Dubious Worth, Epilogue
This week I conclude my series of posts on how I came to be a professional writer. You can read the previous posts before moving on with this one. We’ll wait. [Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV] There! … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Family, Fantasy, History, Islevale Cycle, Novels, Publishing, Radiants, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, business of publishing, business of writing, creativity, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, editing, family, fantasy, history, marriage, publishing, Radiants, Thieftaker, writing, writing business, writing life, Zombies Need Brains
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