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Writing my novels was one of the most engaging and thrilling events of my life. Attempting to get them  published has been hell on wheels. It has been like the Catholic doctrine of Purgatory in which the flames of torment are believed to burn away what is dross and leave pure gold. It has been [...]

The Oil Crisis of 1973 underscored the environmental movement, down-sizing, and a general retreat from what man once called “progress”. Were the world’s natural resources running out? Many thought so. Or were they simply (in the case of oil) being used by our enemies to jerk us around. Recession, “Staglation”, and a low GNP followed [...]

World War I (despite its horror) fostered some positive innovations – plastic surgery, safe blood transfusion, improved IQ tests (also more widely used),taking of vitamins, understanding of blood physiology, greater acceptance of psychiatry and analysis. Regardless of such progress, there is often a drawing back and pressing down of the human spirit.
Wittgenstein (1918) said that [...]