(Until the Pope is willing to officially revoke the “Doctrine of Discovery” which justified the – ongoing – conquest and pillage of the Americas, his apology is worthless! – Understand: “why the apology fell short”) – EDITORIAL – Pope’s apology was an imperfect but momentous gesture (?) — ArmchairMayor.ca — Barbara Crane Navarro

In order to understand why the Pope’s apology « fell short », please see: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/doctrine-of-discovery-how-the-centuries-old-catholic-decree-encouraged-colonization?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=tw20220722history-doctrineofdiscovery&linkId=174369199 An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CRITICISM OF THE POPE’S APOLOGY began as soon as it was delivered yesterday. It “fell short,” as many said. I’m trying to understand why that’s the case. As a mostly Caucasian person, I don’t pretend to be […]

(Until the Pope is willing to officially revoke the “Doctrine of Discovery” which justified the – ongoing – conquest and pillage of the Americas, his apology is worthless! – Understand: “why the apology fell short”) – EDITORIAL – Pope’s apology was an imperfect but momentous gesture (?) — ArmchairMayor.ca — Barbara Crane Navarro

♫ 25 Or 6 To 4 ♫ (Redux)

Filosofa's Word

A night or so ago, my friend Jerry suggested this song.  I thought I had played it here a few times, but turns out I only played it once, back in 2019.  So, here is tonight’s redux and I promise to try to come up with something I haven’t played before by the end of the week!


This song has a strange title, and an equally strange history, but I love, love, love the horns in it.  Released in 1970, this song was written by Robert Lamm, who is a keyboard player and singer for Chicago.  It’s about trying to write a song, with the title referring to the time of day: either 3:35 a.m. (25 to 4) or 3:34 a.m. (26 to 4).  Confused yet?  According to Lamm …

“I was living with a bunch of hippies up above Sunset Strip. One of the advantages of this particular house…

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Novel Writing Process, and Why I Hate & Love Character Creation

Context, Thought, and Learning: ShiraDest Offers Project Do Better

I love getting to know my characters, figuring out how they think, why they would do certain things, or not, and getting to know who they are and how they became that person.  But it’s a dead space in the word count listing!!
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For a person who likes to check items off of the daily To Do list, it is a process that is frustratingly unchartable.  Yet, it remains a rewarding process, seeing what incidents in the life of your person led to decisions, thought patterns, and habits.  A painstaking process, to be sure, as I get to know how my protagonist, Isaias, will react to plot events, and thus create the story.
Thoughts, Fellow Writers?
Shira

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