Two links, three posts in progress, and The Book

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Two links that have me thinking, both in general and in terms of story fodder:

- How the DEA Scrubbed Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello Poppy Garden from Public Memory
Does exactly what it says on the tin. Sort of chilling in a fear v. history sort of way, and a good example of how ideas and actions shape the way we perceive history.

- Why ‘Everything Has a Cause’ Is a Terrible Justification for God’s Existence
Being a polytheist who did some time in a non-theist framework, the manner in which I have a horse in the whole atheism race is sort of bizarre at best. But I’m in love with the sort of philosophical work that goes into these questions, and the ramifications of what societies can look like depending on how they answer them. So.

Otherwise, I’ve got a couple of posts brewing. Obviously, I want to say something about Gallifrey One and the panel and such in an official capacity because it was fantastic, but also about my thoughts on writing in somebody else’s universe, and about different kinds of stories on the spectrum between needing to tell them versus telling them for the art and joy of it. It’s just that none of them are quite fully formed yet, and so they’re works in progress.

Today’s big adventure is that it officially marks the moment when The Book can be worked on. It makes me a little nervous because there are three last things that need writing, and a possible fourth in the wings, but none of them are large things, particularly. Important, yes, but not large. In the meantime, I’ve got to hit an office supply store to grab a few things before the magic starts happening…

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