My son is almost twelve, And he can pick up a textbook To plot his course and destiny. For a model, he had Malala Yousafzai, Who taught him the value  Of education and resistance.  His life will be so easy Compared to children Living near Azadi Square, Growing up with fire raining  From the drones’ constant roar; Children—generations—in the Niger Delta, Who live and die without ...

Oh, say, can you see how the red rockets rage? Spilling across the sky like ink on the page. Do you see, if you will, how they erode the night? Streaks of fire masquerading as a star’s shooting light. Interceptors weave together to cripple the coming wrath, like a hammer meets a gun, and bullets ...

“If there is something comforting – religious, if you want – about paranoia, there is still also anti-paranoia, where nothing is connected to anything, a condition not many of us can bear for long.” –Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon                     One Serving out time in the ...

While currently in the news for its other uses, Milfepristone is a valuable medication used for treating insulin resistance.

Naltrexone shortages impact the United States according to social media users unable to fill their prescriptions. As of one month ago users on Reddit and other social media platforms, such as X (formerly Twitter), report being unable to fill their naltrexone prescriptions. Some individuals cite supply chain issues as their primary concern. As of March ...

Parallel Journeys by Eleanor Ayer is a biographical book about two people who grew up only a few miles from each other. Helen Waterford was a young German Jew. As Hitler began to rise to power, she was able to hide in Amsterdam. Alfons Heck was a fanatic believer in Hitler and the “master race.” ...

This year has not started as I imagined at all. I expected there might be another mandatory quarantine because of people wanting to celebrate the New Year the way they do every year. This year just seems like it’s going to be a very violent one if the first few weeks are any indication. I’m ...

Censorship is a hot topic due to recent events. Social media censorship is even more disputed. There is a difference between the freedom of speech, as promised in the First Amendment, and the current actions against President Trump on social media. The First Amendment speaks specifically about protecting people from government censorship. Nothing is said ...

While brainstorming ideas for this week’s article, I thought about current events in our country.  They are hard to miss. It seems that COVID-19 was a mere appetizer in a year of national upheaval and unrest. Of course, as I write this, it is Election Day. But what is there to say about it? The ...

I have always heard writing for television is easier in its own way than writing books. I always thought this was an interesting concept because with characters in books they just kind of appear and my personal take has always been that I am just along for the ride for my characters’ stories. My characters ...