Category Archives: Politics

A Plea For Calm, Today on the Blog Tour

Posted on July 20, 2015 by dbjackson

Today on the 2015 Summer-of-Two-Releases Virtual Tour, I am posting over at Black Gate Magazine. This is a different sort of post for me. I have, thus far, avoided any comment on the Sad/Rabid Puppies-Hugo controversy, believing that I would … Continue reading →

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Two New Posts, One New Giveaway!

Posted on July 9, 2014 by dbjackson

The Summer 2014 Plunder of Souls Blog Tour stops today at Drey’s Library, for my second appearance this month, and at the blog of my agent, friend, and fellow author, Lucienne Diver. At Drey’s Library, Sephira Pryce, the beautiful and … Continue reading →

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Release Day Update: Post on Politics and the Writer is Up

Posted on July 2, 2013 by dbjackson

My post on politics, ideology, and the writer is now up at “A Dribble of Ink,” the blog site of Aidan Moher.  Here’s the link.

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A Post About Boston and the Thieftaker Fundraiser/Giveaway

Posted on May 23, 2013 by dbjackson

Today’s post can be found at http://www.sfnovelists.com, the group blog on speculative fiction that I maintain, under the name David B. Coe, along with a group of over one hundred published authors of fantasy and science fiction.  It is called … Continue reading →

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A New Post About Character Development, at Magical Words

Posted on May 13, 2013 by dbjackson

Today’s post can be found at http://magicalwords.net, the group blog on the business and craft of writing fantasy that I maintain, under the name David B. Coe, with fellow authors Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, Mindy Klasky, John Hartness, Kalayna Price, … Continue reading →

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The Sad Tale of Roger and Barry

Posted on January 9, 2013 by dbjackson

Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were arguably the biggest stars in Major League Baseball in the 1990s.  Bonds was the best position player, Clemens the most dominant pitcher.  Their careers followed eerily similar paths, culminating today with what I expect … Continue reading →

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Ethan Kaille’s Diary: 30 May 1765

Posted on May 30, 2012 by dbjackson

Late in the spring of 1765, word of Parliament’s passage of the Stamp Act, one of the so-called Grenville Acts (named for George Grenville, Prime Minister of Great Britain and King George III’s Chancellor of the Exchequer) reached the New … Continue reading →

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Gay Marriage and the Founding Fathers

Posted on May 10, 2012 by dbjackson

Earlier today I was listening to NPR, which was airing a discussion of gay marriage and President Obama’s announcement yesterday that he now supports the rights of gay and lesbian Americans to marry. During the discussion, a listener called in … Continue reading →

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Today In History: Lighting the Fuse

Posted on March 22, 2012 by dbjackson

On this day, in 1765, the English Parliament passed legislation that would come to be known in the North American colonies as the Stamp Act.  In the wake of the Seven Years’ War against France (referred to in the colonies … Continue reading →

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A More Perfect Union

Posted on March 15, 2012 by dbjackson

I’ll get back to Flash Fiction Tips soon — over the weekend or early next week.  But I’ve also posted about history on this site; with Thieftaker, my first historical fantasy, coming out later this year, it seems appropriate that … Continue reading →

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