As everyone knows, I've ranted many times about the screwed up medical system in America, especially the way insurance companies get to decide who gets treatment. Well, I'm at it again. Rebecca was diagnosed with bulging discs. She went in for treatment, which involved needles in her spine. After seeing what the insurance company was going to charge us, I talked to the billing office at the place where this was done. They basically said that they would be covering a major part of our bill...once we'd paid our deductible...which in this case is $2000. We can barely afford to put food on the table most weeks, and they expect us to be able to pay a $2000 bill before we really get any help? That's outrageous. As a result, Rebecca won't be going in for any more treatments, and will continue to be in serious pain.
On another note, I have an appointment with a surgeon tomorrow to see if there can be any relief for my chronic pain. I'm sure this will be something else we can't afford.
It's sad that in America we have to choose between our health and basic survival.
And before anyone says it's the ACA or it's Trump's new plan, the simple answer is that the majority of politicians, on both sides of the aisle, get huge payouts from the insurance companies, and therefore they allow the insurance company too much input on what goes into our medical plans. Insurance companies should not have this much power!
Monday, April 23, 2018
Sunday, April 22, 2018
Earth Day
Today is Earth Day, and to me, it seems kind of silly that we only recognize this day once a year. In reality, every day should be Earth Day. The sad truth of the matter is that if you're not in elementary school, you really don't hear about Earth Day that much. People seem to be forgetting about the problems the planet faces, and with the current administration and their plans to dismantle much of what the EPA does, things are only getting worse.
A common argument I hear from the Right is that global climate change isn't real. Ok. Assuming for a moment that they're right, so what?
So, we shouldn't have cleaner air and water because global climate change isn't real? Doesn't it make sense to have these things for our children, and our children's children, even if the planet isn't warming up?
Fossil fuels will eventually run out, so we shouldn't develop renewable energies, because global climate change isn't real? How does that even make sense? When we run out of fossil fuels, what are we going to do?
I also hear that we shouldn't be worrying about oil because global climate change isn't real. The truth is, oil is also a fossil fuel, and it will eventually run out. Not only that, but if we stop our dependence on Mid-East oil, we will stop funneling money into countries that fund terrorism. This should make sense to people on the right. So, even if you don't believe in global climate change, switching to alternative fuel sources makes sense from a political point of view.
So, taking better care of the planet actually makes sense for people from every political perspective, so let's start today, and let's make sure we never stop!
A common argument I hear from the Right is that global climate change isn't real. Ok. Assuming for a moment that they're right, so what?
So, we shouldn't have cleaner air and water because global climate change isn't real? Doesn't it make sense to have these things for our children, and our children's children, even if the planet isn't warming up?
Fossil fuels will eventually run out, so we shouldn't develop renewable energies, because global climate change isn't real? How does that even make sense? When we run out of fossil fuels, what are we going to do?
I also hear that we shouldn't be worrying about oil because global climate change isn't real. The truth is, oil is also a fossil fuel, and it will eventually run out. Not only that, but if we stop our dependence on Mid-East oil, we will stop funneling money into countries that fund terrorism. This should make sense to people on the right. So, even if you don't believe in global climate change, switching to alternative fuel sources makes sense from a political point of view.
So, taking better care of the planet actually makes sense for people from every political perspective, so let's start today, and let's make sure we never stop!
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Earth Day Sale
More than a decade ago, Sam’s Dot Publishing released a small anthology titled Ecotastrophe that looked at the dangers posed by global climate change.
Now, the planet seems in even greater peril, and maybe we are facing Ecotastrophe, but is there time to save ourselves.
Ecotastrophe II features startling fiction from Tyree Campbell, Dan Rice, Melanie Rees, Robert J. Mendenhall, Gustavo Bondoni, and Mike Adamson.
http://nomadicdeliriumpress.com/blog/product/ecotastrophe-ii/
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/735461
Monday, April 16, 2018
NDP Short Collection Bundle
Four short collections from three different NDP authors for just $5. Sample a little from each and discover just how amazing our authors and their stories really are!
This bundle brings you "The Tulku of Titan and the Terror of Titan" by Mike Morgan, "Nano-Bytes" by Daniel C. Smith, "3 of a Perfekt Pear" by Daniel C. Smith, and "The Union Man and other stories" by Eamonn Murphy.
http://nomadicdeliriumpress.com/blog/product/ndp-short-collection-bundle/
http://www.drivethrufiction.com/product/239879/NDP-Short-Collection-Bundle-BUNDLE
Thursday, April 12, 2018
The Spirit of Mars
From the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:
This is our first Mars Station Beta story...
Things are tense on Mars Station Beta. No one knows what happened to Station Alpha, and things on Earth are threatening to boil over and envelop Mars. In the midst of all of this, Wyatt Finch is about to welcome his 16 year old son to Mars, a boy genius who also has a penchant for troublemaking…
Friday, April 06, 2018
Flight of Madness
The storms on Taranis are legendary for putting people on edge, but can they drive someone insane? Brice is just trying to get home, but he's about to find out just how bad the storms can really be.
This is a new, never before published story from J Alan Erwine.
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/812190
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BZHVC74
http://www.drivethrufiction.com/product/239059/Flight-of-Madness
Thursday, April 05, 2018
A grand experiment
A while back, I decided to publish the stories I've sold over all of these years as individual e-stories...each selling for 99 cents, or for free if they were short enough. With many of these stories, I've actually made more from selling the e-stories than I initially made selling the first rights to a publisher. As a result of this, I'm going to try something different with my latest story. Instead of trying to sell it to one of the many markets out there, I'm going to post it as a new e-story, and sell it myself.
I'm not sure how this will work, but in this new age of publishing, everything seems to be an experiment anymore...
I'm not sure how this will work, but in this new age of publishing, everything seems to be an experiment anymore...
Sunday, April 01, 2018
Saturday, March 31, 2018
Spaceports & Spidersilk April 2018
Spaceports & Spidersilk features some of the best science fiction and fantasy fiction and poetry for kids of all ages. The April 2018 issue will take you to places you might never have imagined. It will appeal to your inner child, and hopefully take you back to the places you loved as a child…and if you’re still a child, it will open your imagination to all kinds of new worlds.
This issue features fiction by: Jessica Marie Baumgartner, Melanie Smith, Tyler Omichinski, Eamonn Murphy, and Maureen Bowden. It also features poetry by: John Grey, Christina Sng, Rebecca Herzog, Pamela Love, and Tamara K. Walker.
Thursday, March 29, 2018
Trial of Payne
The Divided States of America continues with Ian Brazee-Cannon's "Trial of Payne."
Debra Lennon has found that she does not like Corprotopia. While waiting to renew her gun permit, she contemplates returning to The Rocky Mountain States, but an invitation to renew that permit at the home of a wealthy corporate matriarch leads to a series of trials that will not only test her shooting abilities, but will ultimately test her character.
Saturday, March 24, 2018
Order Spaceports & Spidersilk early
It's still a week until the release of the April issue of Spaceports & Spidersilk, but you can download it now and start reading it today...and it's only 75 cents!
Spaceports & Spidersilk features some of the best science fiction and fantasy fiction and poetry for kids of all ages. The April 2018 issue will take you to places you might never have imagined. It will appeal to your inner child, and hopefully take you back to the places you loved as a child…and if you’re still a child, it will open your imagination to all kinds of new worlds.
This issue features fiction by: Jessica Marie Baumgartner, Melanie Smith, Tyler Omichinski, Eamonn Murphy, and Maureen Bowden. It also features poetry by: John Grey, Christina Sng, Rebecca Herzog, Pamela Love, and Tamara K. Walker.
http://nomadicdeliriumpress.com/blog/product/spaceports-spidersilk-april-2018/
This issue features fiction by: Jessica Marie Baumgartner, Melanie Smith, Tyler Omichinski, Eamonn Murphy, and Maureen Bowden. It also features poetry by: John Grey, Christina Sng, Rebecca Herzog, Pamela Love, and Tamara K. Walker.
http://nomadicdeliriumpress.com/blog/product/spaceports-spidersilk-april-2018/
Thursday, March 15, 2018
The Moth and the Flame
From the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:
The Moth and the Flame: A Yoelin Thibbony Rescue is now available at http://www.nomadicdeliriumpress.com/butterfly.htm
Yoelin’s periphery is under attack, and she has to close down her chosen purpose in life—performing Rescues, of children, people, and things. Her investigation takes her into the sordid world of betrayal. Too many people want her dead—including her former boss in Corporatia Security; a crime boss who wants to force her favors in exchange for an old debt; and the head of one of the most powerful corporations in Corporatia. Her only allies are a former lover with his own agenda; a concourse deli operator; and a woman who has sworn to kill her, whatever the cost.
As Yoelin strives to rescue herself, she stumbles upon a dark family secret: she may not be who she thought she was. But can she ever discover who she really is?
Yoelin’s periphery is under attack, and she has to close down her chosen purpose in life—performing Rescues, of children, people, and things. Her investigation takes her into the sordid world of betrayal. Too many people want her dead—including her former boss in Corporatia Security; a crime boss who wants to force her favors in exchange for an old debt; and the head of one of the most powerful corporations in Corporatia. Her only allies are a former lover with his own agenda; a concourse deli operator; and a woman who has sworn to kill her, whatever the cost.
As Yoelin strives to rescue herself, she stumbles upon a dark family secret: she may not be who she thought she was. But can she ever discover who she really is?
Tuesday, March 06, 2018
Read an e-book week
From the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:
Smashwords is currently having a sale to encourage people to read e-books, and you can save up to 50% on a wide variety of NDP titles, so order early, and order often at: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/nomadicdelirium
Smashwords is currently having a sale to encourage people to read e-books, and you can save up to 50% on a wide variety of NDP titles, so order early, and order often at: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/nomadicdelirium
A reivew of The Divided States of America Bundle #1
From the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:
Eamonn Murphy at SF Crowsnest has done a review of The Divided States of America Bundle #1, which features stories from Mike Morgan, Tyree Campbell, Debby Feo, and J Alan Erwine. Read it at https://www.sfcrowsnest.info/the-divided-states-of-america-bundle-1-e-book-review/
Eamonn Murphy at SF Crowsnest has done a review of The Divided States of America Bundle #1, which features stories from Mike Morgan, Tyree Campbell, Debby Feo, and J Alan Erwine. Read it at https://www.sfcrowsnest.info/the-divided-states-of-america-bundle-1-e-book-review/
Thursday, March 01, 2018
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
The Fifth Di... March 2018
The March issue of The Fifth Di… takes a walk on the dark side with Lachlan Walter, Robert N Stephenson, Rik Hunik, and Gustavo Bondoni bringing you stories of the darker side of humanity.
You’ll be taken to a bleak future where the poor are taken advantage of, a future where a branch of humanity comes back to Earth, but the encounter doesn’t go anything like people might have expected, a future where immortality brings a terrible consequence, and an effort to explore the universe that is brutally sabotaged. If you like fiction that warns you about the dangers of the future, this is the issue for you.
http://nomadicdeliriumpress.com/blog/product/the-fifth-di-march-2018/
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/797138
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B3ZHMC1
Friday, February 23, 2018
I sold a drabble
I sold a drabble to Alban Lake Publishing's 10th Drabble Contest, Alien Brothel. For those of you that don't know what a drabble is, it's a story of exactly 100 words...no more, no less. It's not an easy feat to pull off.
As the e-book editor for ALP, I've been reading the Drabbles for many years, but I never sat down and wrote one, but then I came up with an idea for this one called "Learn to Read." It was 110 words when I finished...that meant cutting 10 words, which is not easy with such a small word count. Still, I managed, and the story will appear in the anthology in early April.
To give you an idea of what a drabble is, this post is more than 100 words, now imagine a complete story that's shorter than this post...
As the e-book editor for ALP, I've been reading the Drabbles for many years, but I never sat down and wrote one, but then I came up with an idea for this one called "Learn to Read." It was 110 words when I finished...that meant cutting 10 words, which is not easy with such a small word count. Still, I managed, and the story will appear in the anthology in early April.
To give you an idea of what a drabble is, this post is more than 100 words, now imagine a complete story that's shorter than this post...
Thursday, February 22, 2018
Back issues for $1
From the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:
Back issues from 2013, 2014, and 2015 of The Fifth Di..., The Martian Wave, and Spaceports & Spidersilk are now available for download for just one dollar!!!
You can download them at http://nomadicdeliriumpress.com/blog/shop and https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/nomadicdelirium. They should also be available for this price at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and all other on-line retailers. If they aren't yet, they will be soon.
Back issues from 2013, 2014, and 2015 of The Fifth Di..., The Martian Wave, and Spaceports & Spidersilk are now available for download for just one dollar!!!
You can download them at http://nomadicdeliriumpress.com/blog/shop and https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/nomadicdelirium. They should also be available for this price at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and all other on-line retailers. If they aren't yet, they will be soon.
Friday, February 09, 2018
Smashwords site updated
I've updated my Smashwords account so that the majority of the titles
that I've released through other publishers now appear with my
individual stories and collections. This includes anthologies,
collections, magazines, novels, and RPGs and their supplements.
Check it out at https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/jaerwine
Check it out at https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/jaerwine
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