Readers, last year ended strong in published stuff.
My short story, “Three Sorry Langers,” was published in Vol 5 of Mickey Finn: 21st Century Noir!
You can order a copy of it it here! Continue reading
New Mystery Story Out And More!
Readers, this December marks my first appearance in a mystery/crime anthology!
You can order a copy of Mickey Finn: 20th Century Noir Volume 5 and read my story, “Three Sorry Langers.”
I can’t wait to get my copy.
I Have One Election Prediction For Tomorrow
I have a big election prediction:
Regardless of what happens next Tuesday, Trump will claim an early victory, and then cast serious doubt on the counting at the end.
Jesus is Lord, and Neither Party Acts Like It
At first glance, it could not be any more clear.
Recently, Kamala Harris told Christians in her audience “you’re at the wrong rally,” when they declared “Jesus is Lord,” and J.D. Vance declared “Jesus is Lord” to a host of cheers and applause. If you believe Jesus is Lord, you should obviously side with the guy who says that, especially since your only other viable option is the woman who would kick you out for saying that. Continue reading
On the Myth of an Anti-War Trump
The other day a guy told me that it’s been so long since we’ve had such an anti-war president. I told him, “Yeah, it’s been a long time since Jimmy Carter.”
He said, “I meant Donald Trump.”
Is Trump anti-war?
Bad Reasons To Vote For Someone
Your family always votes for this person.
Your family always votes for their opponent’s party, and you want to spite them.
Your spiritual advisor told you and a bunch of other people it was your duty or calling to vote for this person.
A celebrity you really like endorsed this person.
A celebrity you really don’t like endorsed their opponent. Continue reading
New Writing Out This Year
Readers,
This past six months some writing has come out.
I just had an essay just come out in Plough, “Eating Anything”
Read it here! Continue reading
Five Reasons Writers Reference Other Works
Maybe you were like me, reading the Ray Bradbury short story for the first time, “There Will Come Soft Rains.” You read about the robot characters in the house faithfully tending to the humans who are long gone. Then [SPOILER ALERT] a robot reads a poem, then the house burns to the ground. Continue reading
“Drill Baby Drill” Won’t Fix The Economy
They always tell me, “do your own research.”
Actually, it’s usually, without punctuation, “its lies wake up America dont listen to the experts do your own research.” Or something like that.
So I did. I did my own research. It turns out that if you want the economy to get better, you can’t just start drilling for more oil and assume the price of everything will go way down. Continue reading
An Opportunity To Fund a Twelve-Year Blog
Readers, I want to thank you for reading this blog for over a decade. I started this blog in 2012. Originally it was a blog about being a father, but I realized the platform could be useful, and so I kept at it for twelve years.
I’ve covered topics from religion, to politics, to parenting, to literature, to the different ways to describe Tom Waits’s Voice.
In all this time, the blog, of course, has been free. And I intend it to stay that way.
And while I believe in free resources and I don’t like asking for money, I’d like to give readers an opportunity to support the work of this blog. Writing takes work. And when it comes to doing research, that work can sometimes take hours.
Not to mention that I’ve had work published outside this blog, and believe it or not, some journals don’t pay their contributors. But I try to provide links to them anyway.
So if you have found this blog enjoyable, useful, or even tolerable throughout the years—or maybe you just feel the urge to support another “starving artist” in this world— today you have the opportunity to give a little something to help support that work. At your discretion.
So if you feel so inclined, here are three venue options through which you can support a hard-working writer.
Paypal
@CGuard
Venmo
@Caleb-Guard
Cashapp
$CCGuard
God bless you all. And God bless Robin Hood!
CALEB COY 