Apr 8Doing The Math: Numbers And Popular Culture“Can you do Addition?” the White Queen said. “What’s one and one and one and one and one and one and one and one and one and one?” “I don’t know,” said Alice. “I lost count.” “She can’t do Addition,” the Red Queen interrupted. The relationship between mathematics and culture…Culture1 min readCulture1 min read
Apr 3The Trump ProblemAs I write this, Trump is awaiting arraignment in New York City for his recent indictment over the Stormy Daniels case. He currently faces at least one felony charge of falsifying records in the hush-money case, but the issue here may not be so much what he did, but whether…Current Events2 min readCurrent Events2 min read
Oct 28, 2022Down DeepToby found the body by accident, while he was fixing a flat. It was in a ditch off the side of the road, loosely covered in leaves and dirt. Toby was startled, but cautiously looked the body over without touching it, something he’d learned from TV. There were no marks…Horror Fiction3 min readHorror Fiction3 min read
Oct 28, 2022Garbage Night“Where does the garbage go?” Jason asked his older brother one night. Sean looked at him from atop their bunk bed. “Whaddya mean?” he groggily asked. “I mean where does it go? The garbage guys pick it up, but where do they put all of it?” “In a landfill somewhere…Horror Fiction2 min readHorror Fiction2 min read
Mar 11, 2022Cold War Or Old War?Since Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine began, there has been renewed talk about how the Cold War seems to have been revived. World War Three is again trending on social media, and not without valid concern. But what is actually going on? The original cold war lasted from 1945 to…History3 min readHistory3 min read
Mar 8, 2022Enrollment DayAt first glance there was nothing about the small community college to suggest that there was anything out of the ordinary. There were the usual groups of students going to and from classes, and others who stood in small groups talking with each other. At first their conversation was light…Fantasy3 min readFantasy3 min read
Mar 8, 2022Aboard The ArkThe ship woke him up after the last course correction failed. Noah knew this might happen, he’d been briefed on it by the AI and the Captain , but this was the first instance of his actually having to try and do something about it. The ship didn’t wake any…Science Fiction3 min readScience Fiction3 min read
Feb 12, 2022Changing“I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself.” ― Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis “People are changing,” Sean’s roommate said. Sean glanced over at him. Farley was fairly nondescript and would have been difficult to pick out…Fiction4 min readFiction4 min read
Feb 12, 2022The FloodThere were four of them. Svenson, who had been the oldest, had gone overboard sometime during the night. Nobody hear him, but that morning he was nowhere to be seen on the Rock. “He might have fallen off while he was asleep,” Susan said, with some hint of accusation. “Wasn’t…Fiction3 min readFiction3 min read
Dec 1, 2021SaviorsSAVIORS By Matthew Spence Do not be alarmed, Mr. Lincoln. You are alive, in a manner of speaking. Yes, Mr. Kennedy. This is the future, and that is Earth as seen from space. No, Mr. Washington, this is no illusion. …Science Fiction5 min readScience Fiction5 min read
