INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS Why can’t computer and software designers learn to be more human? It’s my business they want, isn’t it? Then why don’t they learn to communicate as humans.and in English, preferably. If I were President if the United States, I’d deal with il
SWEET BIRD OF SUCCESS Yet another book on creativity has broken into print. It’s called “Imagine” and is written by the “Wall Street Journal’s” brain science columnist, Jonah Lehrer. His thesis is one I’ve discussed on this blog before: that creativity serves us best wh
A LESSON IN VOYEURISM I don’t read much biography, I admit. My taste in non-fiction runs to science or politics or finance. Those few I have read are eclectic: Count Cagliostro, Rasputin and even the 600 page tome on Emily Post’s life. Still, I hovered over a puff piece recent
THE CORSET OF WORD COUNT In my heart of hearts, I’d like to self-publish my work. I don’t mean wrangling with Amazon or some other self-publishing outfit. I’d like to own a printing press and I’d like to control my distribution. That’s all another way of saying I want the b
A GIFT FROM SHAKESPEARE In 1616, on this day, William Shakespeare died. If, by some miracle he had survived, today he’d be 448 years old. Of course, we all know Shakespeare survives through his art, beautifully written plays and poetry that have become part of western culture’s D
WHEN TWO HEADS MIGHT BE BETTER THAN ONE I just finished “Relic,” a mystery that had once been on the “New York Times” bestseller list. I’d bought it for a dollar at the secondhand bookstore and got my money’s worth. The novel is a page turner. What intrigues me is that th
This nifty banner announces to the world that I’ll soon be discussing my novel, “Gothic Spring” in a special online book tour. Gothic Spring by Caroline Miller – NURTURE Book Tour Schedule: May 14th – Jaidis @ Juniper Grove May 15th – MK @ MK McClintock Blog Ma
“IF I COULD TELL YOU, I WOULD LET YOU KNOW…” (W.H. Auden) Writing letters of condolences to someone who is grieving is difficult, as anyone knows who has lived even a short while. We’ve all had to write such notes at one time or another and know the enormity of the task. W