You might think that like VanGogh I would shoot myself. But there is no chance of that.
Rescuing Reality | Ontario’s increased speed limits
As someone who spent 40 + years investigating motor vehicle accidents and the injuries resulting from them, I have to say something here.
Trying to rescue my books | Free PDF download of the novel Skol
Once again I find myself regretting the lack of posts here. This is still connected with my new book, Autism dreaming, but not because I'm still writing. The book's first draft was finished in January. What's going on now is hard to explain. My three previous books - The Birdcatcher (2006, 2016), The Shyness Guide (2013, 2017), and Skol (2019) … Continue reading Trying to rescue my books | Free PDF download of the novel Skol
Rescuing Fiction | Charles Dickens and the Future of The Christmas Carol
What other story has had over 100 films made from it?
Rescuing Fiction | the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Fictional Characters | Herman Hesse vs the Steppenwolf
Among novelists, the phenomenon of the character who resists the author's intentions is well known. This is one of the best examples in fiction.
Rescuing Fiction | Heidegger’s Glasses by Thaisa Frank | how it contains one of the greatest scenes ever written
The scene where Heidegger comes for a meeting with the commandant at Auschwitz ranks.....as one of the greatest conversation scenes in literature.
Rescuing Fiction | Gabriel García Márquez – deceased in 2014 and now a new novel?
I wish I had a dollar for every time I've heard, or read, someone say something like what the author of the March 6/2024 BBC article says of García Márquez, that he was "was best known for pioneering the magical realist style of writing." That all started with his first and, in the English-speaking world, … Continue reading Rescuing Fiction | Gabriel García Márquez – deceased in 2014 and now a new novel?
Rescuing the Future | South Korea’s declining population
This morning I read a BBC article about South Korea's declining population. Korean women are said to be producing children at a rate of 0.72 per woman, the lowest rate in the world. Since it takes 2.1 births per woman to maintain a population (if you ignore immigration, which many wealthy countries receive), South Korea's … Continue reading Rescuing the Future | South Korea’s declining population
Rescuing the Future | Rising Housing Costs | But is the Condo explosion coming to an end?
....... we look like we're headed for some kind of spectacular multi-vehicle financial pile-up. Fasten your seat-belts.
Alan Conrad 