"When Scott Lerner returned from Israel, he stayed in a YMCA. He did not particularly want to stay in a YMCA, but he had no good alternative. ... Once he had friends in this town, but that was three years ago. In between had come the war, in between had come the oil embargo. He did not know how … [Read more...]
Thinking About Dobie Gillis – 61 Years Later
Come stroll with me down Memory Lane ... "DO-O-BIE wants a gal who's dreamy, DO-O-BIE wants a gal who's creamy, DO-O-BIE wants a gal to call his own. Is she blonde, is she tall, is she dark, is she small, Is she any kind of dreamboat at all? No matter; he's hers and hers alone … [Read more...]
“Intimate Alien: The Hidden Story of the UFO” – Two Reviews, an Interview
Something of what it is to publish a book: You send your thoughts, your ideas, your stories out into the world. You hope to hear echoes; you dread the inevitable silences. You just love it when you get applause. But when you get thoughtful criticism, you've received a gift just as fine--not … [Read more...]
A Thanksgiving Meditation
I came into the world a little bit too late for Thanksgiving 1947. I was born the wee hours of the following morning. I seem to remember having been told that the stirrings of my imminent arrival were at first mistaken for Thanksgiving dinner rumbling in my mother’s belly. But maybe I made that … [Read more...]
H. G. Wells, Orson Welles, “New Jersey UFO” – Thoughts on “The War of the Worlds”
"With infinite complacency men went to and fro over this globe about their little affairs, serene in their assurance of their empire over matter. It is possible that the infusoria under the microscope do the same." --H. G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, Book 1, chapter 1 For anyone who's written … [Read more...]
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