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  • Gud Guy w/ a Gun

    Gud Guy w/ a Gun

    The NRA and its lackeys are fond of telling us the only thing that can stop a ‘bad guy with a gun’ is a ‘good guy with a gun.’ I have no problem with responsible gun ownership. But I reject the assumption that ‘…with a gun’ is the natural order of things. The above canard Read more

  • Congressional Call to Order

    Prayers, check. Silence, check. Guns, Amen.     Read more

  • Books You Won’t Be Needing this Christmas

    Which books are you boycotting? So many to choose from… Stick it to them, I say! Read more

  • Free Gift for Joining NRA. Or Not.

    The crazies at NRA can’t, but I can do better than a black and yellow duffel bag. Club Patchworks—free paperback with every subscription! Read more

  • What Next?

    What Next?

    Think of all the time and effort that goes into writing a novel. Then think about this reaction when you get to the end: “So what?” Or this: “What next?” So what? What next? That can be what it feels like to finish writing a novel. I guess there was the one time I finished Read more

  • Foreign Service, Under Covers

    Foreign Service, Under Covers

    DC-area writers, consider stopping by the American Foreign Service Association for this year’s book market featuring a talk on writing and publishing from 25-year veteran literary agent and editor Deborah Grosvenor. Two dozen Foreign Service-affiliated authors will also be there with their latest work. Find out what publishers are looking for when it comes to writing Read more