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
“It has often been said that power corrupts. But it is perhaps equally important to realize that weakness, too, corrupts. Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrupts the many. Hatred, malice, rudeness, intolerance, and suspicion are the faults of weakness. The resentment of the weak does not spring from any injustice done to them but … Continue reading Random Quote for July 25, 2026
“War is, in fact, an extension of politics, and in any war, military operations have to be conducted in such a way that they contribute to sustainable political outcomes consistent with vital interests that are at stake in that war.”~H. R. McMaster Rretired United States Army lieutenant general, and former United States National Security Advisor … Continue reading Random Quote for July 24, 2026
“People who want to understand democracy should spend less time in the library with Aristotle and more time on the buses and in the subway.”~Simeon Strunsky Russian-born Jewish American essayist and editorialist Simeon Strunsky was born on this day in 1879.
“There can be no really pervasive system of oppression, such as that in the United States, without the consent of the oppressed.”~Rose Kennedy American philanthropist, socialite, and Kennedy family matriarch Rose Kennedy was born on this day in 1890.
“Affluence creates poverty.”~Marshall McLuhan Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan was born on this day in 1911.
“People have moved beyond apathy, beyond skepticism into deep cynicism.”~Elliot Richardson American lawyer and politician Elliot Richardson was born on this day in 1920.
PROMPT: Once more, I used the Story Engine deck to write a new fantasy story about a killer who wants to betray someone with an illusory piece of evidence, but it means giving up her dream. Lysthelania Arlen spent her entire life chasing one impossible dream: to become the first provincial Mirrorwright in three generations. … Continue reading Reflections
“The downward spiral of Dumbness in America is about to hit a new low.”~Hunter S. Thompson American journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson was born on this day in 1937.
“My philosophy is to do the best you can for somebody. Help. It’s not just what do you for yourself. It’s how you treat people decently. The golden rule. There isn’t big anything better than the golden rule. It’s in every major religion in one language or another.”~Art Linkletter Canadian-born American radio and television personality … Continue reading Random Quote for July 17, 2026
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