Alan’s TTIM Stories #23 Since the European invasion of North America, the inhumanity of slavery would forever stain the history of a nation. Years of

Alan’s TTIM Stories #22 In a sequel to last week’s post on Beta Readers and Book Reviews, below is a book review of an author

Alan’s TTIM Stories #21 Beta ReadersAs a quick explanation – the author is the Alpha Reader, carefully reviewing her/his work with a critical eye. Beta

Alan’s TTIM Stories #20 I know I’m old. How can I tell? By watching Jeopardy. Loving trivia puts me in front of a television every

Alan’s TTIM Stories #19 A vice president of the United States, a wartime general, a Noble Peace Prize laureate, and a hitmaker on the 1950’s

Alan’s TTIM Stories #18 Why did I enjoy Craig Ferguson’s late night show? Craig presided over a show with a talking robot sidekick and a

Alan’s TTIM Stories #17 Author’s Note: In a quest to become a better writer, I’m compiling a summary of what I’ve learned (and learning) to

Alan’s TTIM Stories #16 Who will remember the sacrifice of the honored dead? Who will refuse to memorialize? Battles, war, casualties cover history books and,

Alan’s TTIM Stories #15 It began with a colorful country lawyer from Ohio.  In 1849, Thomas Ewing became the first Secretary of the Interior. In

or: How to trash thousands of years of thinking Modernism                    Everything you know is rightPostmodernism            Everything you know is wrongRomanticism                 Life is art – why

Alan’s TTIM Stories #13 Public funding? Private funding? Individual funding? Who is the brave knight to save our civilization’s arts and culture? What is it

Alan’s TTIM Stories #12 Pray for the soul of the departed King. Pray to solve the conflict between flesh and spirit. The pool of blood