You don’t look your age at all, and are just a youngster as far as most of the rest of the world is concerned. You’ve come a long way. Patriots 243 years ago sacrificed their lives, and patriots, now, give their lives for you. July 4, 1776—Independence Day for the United States of America. The day she proclaimed she was free and going to take care of herself. She had to rebel. It wasn’t easy, but she succeeded. Eventually people from all over came to her to live the American

I’ve been talking about summer lately. In a couple of days, for the northern hemisphere of Earth, on Friday, June 21, it’s here. The summer solstice occurs at 11:54 a.m. EDT. We’ll have more daylight Friday than any other day of the year. Have you ever wondered what actually happens in space while we’re enjoying the official beginning of summer? Read on. You know I’m a science nerd. Our Earth is actually tilted by 23 degrees. It’s that tilt that gives us our seasons. If our

Summer vacation is just starting for students and teachers around the United States. For the graduating class of 2019, it’s the prelude to university studies in the fall, getting into the full-time working world, or taking a break for awhile. I used to love summer. I remember many last days of school. My friends and I poured out of the doors of academia, feeling the big burdens of classes and homework lifted. We were free! Even though we’d be right back at it in September, re

Ooopsie, ran out of last week before I could get to The Write Drive. I was polishing up some story submissions and getting ready for my participation on the "Investigating Local Ghosts for Writing and DVDs" panel at Galaxycon, Richmond, 2019. So, for this week, I'm sharing some of the fun of Galaxycon--2019. In addition to gaming, costume competitions, performances, and lots of vendors, many celebrities were entertaining their fans with Q & A sessions. There were opportunitie