Uncle John’s Log & Co. http://www.xorph.com/uj “Find the path of your destiny.” —Cap’n Lice Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:29:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 en A living master http://www.xorph.com/uj/2012/01/27/a-living-master/ http://www.xorph.com/uj/2012/01/27/a-living-master/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:17:00 +0000 Uncle John http://www.xorph.com/uj/2012/01/27/a-living-master/

“I have been told often enough that I have a sense of humor that makes strong men faint and women reach for weapons.”
— Gene Wolfe

If you enjoy a highly imaginative, superbly written short story, please don’t overlook Gene Wolfe. Best recommendation Bruce ever made to me.

]]> http://www.xorph.com/uj/2012/01/27/a-living-master/feed/ State of the Union http://www.xorph.com/uj/2012/01/25/state-of-the-union/ http://www.xorph.com/uj/2012/01/25/state-of-the-union/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:42:16 +0000 Uncle John http://www.xorph.com/uj/2012/01/25/state-of-the-union/ This president is like a man who convinced a woman to marry him by promising her the world. Years later, giving serious thought to a divorce, she points out that he hasn’t delivered, and he begins to make all the old promises again as if none of it had happened. Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.

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