I’ve found Lorielei a fascinating person. She started out as a character study of a someone set in their ways, reflecting on a rich, fulfilling life, and ready to settle into her closing chapters. What you’ve read so far, is the first draft of a chapter, maybe two. Loriel, Argaron, and company turned into characters … Continue reading To Be Continued
“Power intoxicates men. It is never voluntarily surrendered. It must be taken from them.”~James F. Byrnes American judge and politician James F. Byrnes was born on this day in 1882.
“Artificial intelligence will never be a match for natural stupidity.”~Joseph Addison British writer and politician Joseph Addison was born on this day in 1672.
“It sounds like an extremist thing to say, but what do people think is going to happen to human beings when there’s not enough food?”~Gail Bradbrook British environmental activist and molecular biophysicist Gail Bradbrook was born on this day in 1972.
“Systems of religious error have been adopted in times of ignorance. It has been the interest of tyrannical kings, popes, and prelates to maintain these errors. When the clouds of ignorance began to vanish and the people grew more enlightened, there was no other way to keep them in error but to prohibit their altering … Continue reading Random Quote for April 29, 2026
“It is only when the people become ignorant and corrupt, when they degenerate into a populace, that they are incapable of exercising their sovereignty.”~James Monroe American Founding Father and fifth President of the United States James Monroe was born on this day in 1758.
“If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict that the dividing line will not be Mason and Dixon’s but between patriotism and intelligence on the one side, and superstition, ambition and ignorance on the other.”~Ulysses S. Grant American Civil War general and President of the United … Continue reading Random Quote for April 27, 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 purge relics of the … Continue reading Lorielei: Preparations
“A child cannot be free if his/her mother is not free. A husband cannot be free if his wife is not free. The society is nothing if women are nothing.”~Manal al-Sharif Saudi women’s rights activist Manal al-Sharif was born on this day in 1979.
“Nothing living should ever be treated with contempt. Whatever it is that lives, a man, a tree, or a bird, should be touched gently, because the time is short. Civilization is another word for respect for life.”~Elizabeth Goudge English children’s writer Elizabeth Goudge was born on this day in 1900.
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