Category Archives: Miscellany
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 …
My Upcoming Autism Memoir
Over the course of this year, I have mentioned in passing, both here and on my Facebook Author page, that I’ve been working on a memoir. Now I can announce it should be ready on Amazon Kindle (and other ebook places) by the middle of next week. When it is ready for purchase, I will …
Arts and American Fascism.
The recent United States presidential election has not only permitted a Fascist to assume power once again over the nation and its resources. It has proven that just under half of the citizens of this nation are in diametric opposition to democracy and wide-ranging human freedoms. There are in short, tens of millions of evil …
The Delusion of the Artist
Anybody who writes anything beyond a private diary has some degree or arrogance, delusion, or both. I include myself in this. I am somewhat deluded as a writer. I like to think more deluded than arrogant. Don’t worry though, if you happen to be a writer. I don’t think these need be permanent, or even …
Ty Unglebower 