Author Archive: tyunglebower
As Fascism Burns Our Stories, Return to the “Campfire” To Save Them
National Parks. Presidential libraries. Museums. The National Archives. All are both vital to the health and success of a free country. And all of them have closed or come under threat by an aspiring tyrant and his billionaire lackey. Who knows what is next? In these times of encroaching authoritarianism and the evils of the …
Choose to Imagine
We think of imagination as an experience that comes to us–invading our tedious everyday to explode a mundane moment on behalf of our spirit. We tend to forget that while “imagination” is a noun, “imagine” is in fact a verb. And like all verbs, in indicates action. While inspiration or creative revery do exist, (and …
Shrink the Arts to Save them, and Us.
A dangerous, angry, Right Wing aspiring-tyranny has descended upon the United States once more. Regime 47, having learned some efficiency lessons from a practice round that was 2017-2021 will no doubt be far more effective this time around in implementing it’s dark, discriminating and destructive policies. It may result in the end of what democracy …
What Is Space Opera, and Why Am I Writing One?
The term “space opera” is a misnomer to many who are not aquatinted with fiction genres. It is not a stage production of grand characters singing arias set in a space backdrop. Such an opera may exist, but I am not well read on the topic. In the case of space opera, we’re talking about …
Holiday Repost: Yes, Virginia, There Was a Writer
I will be shutting down regular weekly posts for the year as we spin into the holiday season. In truth, I do not see myself posting regular weekly posts next year anymore; it is tiring to have none of them read for years upon years. That very notion makes this holiday repost of an essay …
Ty Unglebower 