5.0 out of 5 stars Another great read from a favorite author I’ve been a big admirer of Kelli Jae Baeli’s writing since I came across Also Known as: Armchair Detective, Book 1 of her AKA Investigations series. I thought I’d reviewed that as well as a couple of her other books, here, but, turns out, I hadn’t, so I’ll try to correct that lapse as soon as possible. Anyway, back to the book at hand, The Girls in the Band: Since encountering Jae’s writing over 7 years ago, more than a few things have impressed me about her work: … Continue reading →

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great read from a favorite author I’ve been a big admirer of Kelli Jae Baeli’s writing since I came across Also Known as: Armchair Detective, Book 1 of her AKA Investigations series. I thought I’d reviewed that as well as a couple of her other books, here, but, turns out, I hadn’t, so I’ll try to correct that lapse as soon as possible. Anyway, back to the book at hand, The Girls in the Band: Since encountering Jae’s writing over 7 years ago, more than a few things have impressed me about her work: … Continue reading →

On one of those insipid questions sites, someone asked,  “If something happened to Earth, would you move to another planet?” A few underlying fallacies here. First, if something happened to Earth, you wouldn’t have that choice, so the whole construct of that question falls apart at the beginning. Second, this reasoning is like driving your car until it runs out of gas or breaks down, and then shopping for another one, instead of just maintaining the vehicle properly. Third, were we not dependent on fossil fuels, and did we not allow ignorance, greed, and zealotry in this world, we would … Continue reading →

Don't say anything. Don't make a comment. It will make you look bad. That's the usual advice in the publishing industry when someone posts a caustic review of your book, under the assumption that this is about some type of insecurity on the part of a writer

Our technologies have far outpaced our brains’ ability to keep up. (Even our eyesight cannot keep pace with all the screen time, and that’s why so many of us have vision issues. Our eyes don’t evolve that fast).  For the most part, we still have a stone-age brain, and it lags behind the dizzying advances of our technology. That’s why some concepts take a while to sink in. Research is showing that many of our contemporary problems, such as the rising prevalence of mental health issues, are emerging from rapid technological advancement and modernisation. A theory that can help explain … Continue reading →

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great read from a favorite author I’ve been a big admirer of Kelli Jae Baeli’s writing since I came across Also Known as: Armchair Detective, Book 1 of her AKA Investigations series. I thought I’d reviewed that as well as a couple of her other books, here, but, turns out, I hadn’t, so I’ll try to correct that lapse as soon as possible. Anyway, back to the book at hand, The Girls in the Band: Since encountering Jae’s writing over 7 years ago, more than a few things have impressed me about her work: … Continue reading →