McKibben calls this a fable, but I donʼt know. What if people like Vern in states like Vermont all over the nation became accidental, nonviolent secessionists? What if they inspired their states’ equivalents of town halls to talk about and even vote on leaving the nation to be their own independent countries? If enough of…
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Lagniappe Sunday
I followed him on the strength of this video alone. (Josh Johnson) I had to sit there in the garage to hear the last five minutes of Part 1 before I could force myself out of the car. And then I went right into the house and put Part 2 on the Boze. (Apple Podcasts)…
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Random Saturday
If only Frodo and Sam had had Google Maps. “This route has trolls.” Also, love the restaurant icons. Click through to embiggen to see how much faster they could have got there if they’d just detoured through Mirkwood. Map creator Mark Crosby. Oh yes, my precious, you must click through to read the comments. LOTR…
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#thiswritinglife
This is why I belong to the Authors Guild in a nutshell: They go to D.C. so I don’t have to. From the AG newsletter: Authors Go to Washington: The Authors Guild Takes the AI Copyright Fight to Capitol Hill June 2, 2026 Excerpts: On May 20 and 21, Authors Guild legal staff and board members went…
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