http://markettheocracy.blogsome.com Society is communication. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:24:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last night I sat up until dawn reading the free HTML version of Cory Doctorows’ fantastic 2008 young adult novel Little Brother. It is, like almost all of his work, available gratis from the man himself. Despite quite a difference in political outlooks, I have a great deal of respect ... http://markettheocracy.blogsome.com/2009/04/13/cory-doctorows-little-brother-a-useful-anarchists-cookbook-that-wont-blow-your-hand-off/ Planting time is once more upon us and I, for one, am quite looking forward to it. I enjoy just about everything to do with putting out and taking care of a garden, even down to weeding and watering. We’re expanding this year, to two plots — one will be reserved ... http://markettheocracy.blogsome.com/2009/03/26/a-time-to-sow-etc/ I’ve been writing my ass off for the last few weeks, finishing and final drafting and polishing up the ten stories that will make up Bad Patterns. One of them simply didn’t come out the way I wanted, so I’m replacing it with a very recent idea that more or ... http://markettheocracy.blogsome.com/2009/03/26/productivity/ The Prettiest Pillwhore In Pike County by George Potter 1. Lord have mercy, boys — look what just walked through the door. Kelly Woodward, 22 years old. Five foot six and a hundred and twenty pounds, hotter than a fuse blown furnace about to explode and burn the fucking trailer down. Sex on legs, ... http://markettheocracy.blogsome.com/2009/02/27/98/ Not for very long, anyway. Hope all is well in the lives and adventures of my cybersiblings. Hugs and best wishes to you all. Spent a few months doing pretty much nothing. Just…thinking. Not in any organized way, or anything. It was more like an alcohol and THC fueled ... http://markettheocracy.blogsome.com/2009/02/21/you-cant-keep-a-cynical-asshole-down/ The destruction of a deeply held worldview is painful. It is, in many ways, far more painful than any simple physical wound. Flesh and bone heal on their own, leaving scars to remind and teach lessons. Wounds to the heart and soul bleed longer and heal far more slowly. The ... http://markettheocracy.blogsome.com/2008/09/01/lessons/ Recently, on a certain internet forum, I engaged in an argument (I won’t even bother calling it a ‘debate’ or a ‘discussion’) over the eternally touchy subject of abortion. Or, as I prefer to call it, baby murder. You see, this is not a subject of debate for me, no more than ... http://markettheocracy.blogsome.com/2008/08/29/choices-a-statement-on-abortion/ Steven Brust has written a novel length Firefly story. A free download under the Creative Commons license. Brust is a professional writer, very respected in SF/Fantasy circles. My Own Kind Of Freedom My review: Overall, I’d give this (very short) novel an A-. The tone and voice of the characters are very nearly ... http://markettheocracy.blogsome.com/2008/02/29/of-course-the-black-is-infinite/ 1. Dawn found him on the north side of the mountain, sheltered against the wind. His small fire from the night before still lived, and took only a handful of gathered twigs and a few moments of stirring to set to dancing again. He unpacked the aging enamel coffeepot from his ... http://markettheocracy.blogsome.com/2008/02/22/broke-circle-part-i/ So, Castro has retired. He may even be dead. Hard to call with the information lockdown Cuba is justly famous for. This is good news — or at least possibly good news — for Cuban people, both on the island and in the Diaspora. With the totemic visage of Castro ... http://markettheocracy.blogsome.com/2008/02/21/fidel-wanders-off/