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Light Switch, Part 6
Tom showed Lana how to place clothing into the tiny washing machine, which made very little noise doing its work. Then, using his own brush, he carefully detangled her hair. It was almost white, and bore a slight natural wave. … Continue reading
Light Switch, Part 5
As he half expected, Lana followed him. Slowly, she got involved in the work. He was surprised Lana could do much at all, but made no comment. At most, he simply gave directions when it appeared she didn’t quite understand … Continue reading
Light Switch, Part 4
It took two weeks for the soreness to become taught muscles. Thomas was not a small man, but was glad none of the trees lying on the ground were huge. Indeed, most of it was broken limbs, windfall and such. … Continue reading
Light Switch, Part 2
Thomas clawed his way up out of sleep, and opened his eyes. It was bad enough he didn’t quite remember where he was at the moment, but was shaking off the semi-nightmare of bad days long ago. A decade before, … Continue reading
Light Switch, Introduction
Today I begin posting another fiction series. On my other blog, I offered a spiritual discussion of where my stories come from. In short, they are sanitized versions of what comes out of my internal fantasy engine. I don’t much … Continue reading
Hard Wired
Coming to terms with human flaws requires you put them all in the same basket, your flaws with those of others. My Dad was an abusive and hateful man. He came by it honestly, as both his parents were that … Continue reading
Trust Requires Breathing Room
People scrambling for limited living space tend to screw over almost everyone they encounter. My friend Robert mentioned something fundamental to human nature. When you squish people together in a small space, there is a powerful tendency for trust to … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, culture, government, oppression, psychology
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Sins of the Fathers
You have a limited choice about your native character. People familiar with the Old Testament have likely run across something which seems ambiguous to our modern eyes. In one place it says flat out the children will pay for the … Continue reading
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Tagged law, psychology, religion, scripture
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We All Need a Human Touch
“Mama! She’s looking at me!” Childish whining of this sort deserves punishment. No one should be permitted to demand the rest of the world bend to their outrageous requirements and whims. I’ll bet you’ve seen teenage girls in schools dress … Continue reading
The Psychology of Psychology
Some things cannot be fixed, and it shouldn’t be tried. Most people sense things could be better. A few actually make some effort to make things better. Both times when I was in college, few fields of study drew helpful … Continue reading