Monthly Archives: July 2019

The Crime Scene

Posted on July 20, 2019 by midiguru

This is the stuff they don’t teach you in books on how to write fiction. Don’t get me wrong: There are some great books on how to write. But they all tend to emphasize the basics — first, because that’s … Continue reading →

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Bright Ideas

Posted on July 18, 2019 by midiguru

I got a little distracted there for a couple of weeks (and with good reason), but this blog is supposed to be mainly about writing fiction. So let’s get back to it. Today saw a plaintive post in one of … Continue reading →

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The Ineradicable Stain of Whiteness

Posted on July 9, 2019 by midiguru

This may be my last post on the troubles that have bubbled up in the Unitarian Universalist church. It’s getting boring, and it’s not as if my glorious opinions are going to change anybody’s mind. Positions on both sides seem … Continue reading →

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Harm-ony

Posted on July 7, 2019 by midiguru

What is “harm”? This term has emerged in the heated dialog that is roiling the Unitarian Universalist community. One hears, not infrequently, the accusation that some person is, in some way, “causing harm.” The nature of the harm is sometimes … Continue reading →

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The Perils of Advocacy

Posted on July 1, 2019 by midiguru

Chris Rothbauer’s critique of The Gadfly Papers (it’s on medium.com; your search engine can find it) was recommended to me by a member of my local Unitarian Universalist congregation. She hasn’t read Eklof’s book, but she read Rothbauer. On that … Continue reading →

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