BookWords Blogg

That previous post was pretty grim, and I’m sure I haven’t heard the last of the controversies it must have generated. So this time I’m going back to lighter fare. As always: book reviews, words, and the self-promo. I'll deal with the latter first and get it out of the way: My novel " Ussers and the Echo of Nothing " (surrealism, magical realism) may soon be pulled from publication. Get it now before it's gone! The Tond series (epic high fantasy) is still available. Both deal with other worlds, maybe worlds where things aren't as they are; but in different ways. Also, check out the sister blog, The SoundScroll , about music. Today’s Words: Mandela Effect, Turing Machine, Purpous (yes, I mean “purpous”, not “purpose”, “propose”, or “porpoise”!). The Mandela Effect: A lot of people remember the exact time and place where they were when they heard that Nelson Mandela died in prison. But Nelson Mandela didn’t die in prison; he was released and later became presid...

This is a continuation from the previous post . There will be no "fun for werd nerds" this time around, though there will be two book reviews. Warnings 1. ) This post will get very dark, very fast. I have hesitated posting this because of the horror involved, but I've decided that the message is necessary. Both the "woke" and "anti-woke" mobs might want to skip this because I'm presenting a third path, which may be antagonistic to both. 2. ) Because of the subject matter, and the fact that I may need to state the "opposing view"; there is the possibility that what I'm going to say here can be misunderstood (intentionally or not) to support what I am in fact denoucing. Some of the statements I'm going to make may be seen as egregious or inflammatory (or both) if taken out of context (in the same way that politicians frequently do to each other's statements). Readers: Please read this post to the end before forming an opinio...