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The Mercenary Pen

Writing for lost causes.

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On the Miserable Upper Middle Class

On class and honor

A practical guide to tick season for landowners

Things you can do, things that you can't, things that might work

Bees for Entomological Bio-defense

Stopping critters from eating my strawberries using bees

Jobs and housing look a lot alike - frozen

70% of the economy is in stasis. Who's left out?

My favorite Science Fiction books, the underdog version

Trying to put a shine on some books you haven't heard of

Three shepherds walk into a barn

A Nativity story

I’m so old that I have to adjust my stories for inflation

And how wallpapering with dollar bills is going to help your storytelling

My bee novel is a finalist for the Samuel Richardson Prize

Here, the Bees Sting gets some nice recognition

Every hive’s a republic, if you can beekeep it

This is a copy of my August 2024 column for a local newspaper, the Boyertown Bulletin.

Toilet paper math is rigged

It's time for government intervention