“You cannot have a democracy without an informed people.”~Helen Thomas American reporter, columnist, and author Helen Thomas was born on this day in 1920.
Random Quote for August 03, 2026
“It’s possible to fight intolerance, stupidity and fanaticism when they come separately. When you get all three together it’s probably wiser to get out, if only to preserve your sanity.”~P. D. James English novelist and life peer P. D. James was born on this day in 1920.
Ash Between the Bells
I've been using The Story Engine as a tool to write new fantasy stories. This week, I drew a set that had me thinking about a healer who wants to escape a shadowy church, but she will have to learn to trust again. As always, I set my fantasy stories in my world of Adaran, … Continue reading Ash Between the Bells
Random Quote for August 01, 2026
“I don’t always understand other people’s motives. I will repeat that for my own benefit, if you don’t mind. I don’t always understand other people’s motives.”~Elaine Dundy American novelist, biographer, journalist, actress, and playwright Elaine Dundy was born on this day in 1921.
Random Quote for July 31, 2026
“No sane person should believe that something is subjective merely because it cannot be settled beyond controversy.”~Hilary Putnam American philosopher, mathematician, computer scientist, and analytic philosopher Hilary Putnam was born on this day in 1926.
Random Quote for July 30, 2026
“Just think—guns have a constitutional amendment protecting them and women don’t.”~Eleanor Smeal American women’s rights activist Eleanor Smeal was born on this day in 1939.
Random Quote for July 29, 2026
“As one digs deeper into the national character of the Americans, one sees that they have sought the value of everything in this world only in the answer to this single question: how much money will it bring in?”~Alexis de Tocqueville French diplomat, political philosopher, and historian Alexis de Tocqueville was born on this day … Continue reading Random Quote for July 29, 2026
Random Quote for July 28, 2026
“There will always be a place for us somewhere, somehow, as long as we see to it that working people fight for everything they have, everything they hope to get, for dignity, equality, democracy, to oppose war and to bring to the world a better life.”~Harry Bridges Australian-born American union leader Harry Bridges was born … Continue reading Random Quote for July 28, 2026
Random Quote for July 27, 2026
“I wish I knew how we achieve the goal of world peace. My bumper sticker reads ‘Just Another Version of You.’ The sooner we agree that we’re just other versions of each other—we human beings—the sooner we will find some sense of world peace.”~Norman Lear American screenwriter and producer Norman Lear was born on this … Continue reading Random Quote for July 27, 2026
One Impossible Minute
PROMPT: I not only use my Story Engine deck for story ideas, I also regularly turn to daily writing.com contests. The Writer's Cramp prompt due July 20, 2026 was: In honor of the July 20, 1969 Moon landing—for your prompt today, imagine that for one minute during the Moon landing, all communication between Earth and … Continue reading One Impossible Minute
J.J. Shaun 