“When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future.”~Queen Elizabeth II Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms Queen Elizabeth II was born on this day in 1926.
“It might be added that corporations have no consciences, no beliefs, no feelings, no thoughts, no desires. Corporations help structure and facilitate the activities of human beings, to be sure, and their ‘personhood’ often serves as a useful legal fiction. But they are not themselves members of ‘We the People’ by whom and for whom … Continue reading Random Quote for April 20, 2026
Once upon a time, I wanted to get out of the usual writing rut and write about a protagonist who isn’t a young person being called to save the world. Instead, Lorielei Alterian presented herself. Lorielei is an elven Healer with centuries of knowledge, and she is called upon to help recover relics of the … Continue reading Lorielei: The Company Gathers
“The only reaction against an unbearable society is equally unbearable nonsense.”~Kathy Acker American experimental novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, critic, performance artist, and postmodernist writer Kathy Acker was born on this day in 1947.
“We talk often about choice. Well, ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to choose.”~Sandra Fluke American lawyer and women’s rights activist Sandra Fluke was born on this day in 1981.
“Ours is the age which is proud of machines that think and suspicious of men who try to.”~Howard Mumford Jones American intellectual historian, literary critic, journalist, poet, and English professor Howard Mumford Jones was born on this day in 1892.
“There is but One God, His name is Truth, He is the Creator, He fears none, He is without hate, He never dies, He is beyond the cycle of births and death, He is self illuminated, He is realized by the kindness of the True Guru. He was True in the beginning, He was True … Continue reading Random Quote for April 15, 2026
“We sought justice because equal pay for equal work is an American value. That fight took me ten years. It took me all the way to the Supreme Court. And, in a 5—4 decision, they stood on the side of those who shortchanged my pay, my overtime, and my retirement just because I am a … Continue reading Random Quote for April 14, 2026
“The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations.”~Thomas Jefferson American Founding Father and third President of the United States Thomas Jefferson was born on this day in 1743.
This is the continuing story of Lorielei, an elven Healer with centuries of knowledge, called upon to help purge relics of the old world. The first of the cloaked figures stepped into the clearing, boots silent on the damp earth. The hood shadowed its face, but its attention settled on Lorielei like an icy hand. … Continue reading Lorielei: Facing the Unknown
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