When I wrote today's Catholic Match piece, I was taking it for granted that the year would end in tumult (these things are written weeks or months in advance). Turns out, this is even more timely than I expected: In truth, if you’re seeking reasons to lament the apparent failure of the angelic promise of … Continue reading Peace on Earth at Catholic Match
Author: DBreitenbeck
Neptune Rises
Planetary Anthology: Neptune is now available to order in paperback (E-book coming Tuesday) A collection of stories thematically centered around the planet Neptune, named for the god of the sea. Stories of the sea, of magic, of disillusionment, of wonder. Including one by your humble servant that tells of a pirate captain driven before a … Continue reading Neptune Rises
Quotation of the Day: The Ballad of the White Horse
"But you and all the kind of ChristAre ignorant and brave,And you have wars you hardly winAnd souls you hardly save."I tell you naught for your comfort,Yea, naught for your desire,Save that the sky grows darker yetAnd the sea rises higher."Night will be thrice night over you,And Heaven an iron cope.Do you have joy without … Continue reading Quotation of the Day: The Ballad of the White Horse
Thought of the Day: Usefulness
"Useful" is synonymous with "Replaceable". To the extent a thing is for use, it can be replaced by anything that does the same function as well or better.
Thought of the Day: The Idiot Elite
It occurs to me that we are in such a strange position: we are, ostensibly, a non-hierarchical society (there's no such thing, of course, but that's what we claim to be), yet we are in fact ruled by a malleable class of 'elites' whose primary goal seems to be supporting each other while openly despising … Continue reading Thought of the Day: The Idiot Elite
Quotation of the Day
"If your evidence is too fragile to stand up to opposition – if you feel the need to silence your opposition – you don’t have evidence. If you seek to silence your opponents while claiming science, you’re a despicable fraud." From today's Yard Sale of the Mind. I highly recommend you read the whole thing.
Amazin’ Amazon Holiday Book Sale
Over eighty kindle books are available for $0.99 or less over Thanksgiving weekend. Several are free, including such modern independent fiction classics as Monster Hunter International (Larry Correia's first book: badasses shoot monsters in the face for fun and profit) and The Unexpected Enlightenment of Rachel Griffin (cute girl with a perfect memory has adventures … Continue reading Amazin’ Amazon Holiday Book Sale
Quotation of the Day
"Almost every man's thoughts, while they are general, are right; and most hearts are pure while temptation is away. It is easy to awaken generous thoughts in privacy; to despise death when there is no danger; to glow with benevolence when there is nothing to be given. While such ideas are formed they are felt, … Continue reading Quotation of the Day
The Servant Question
It is my opinion that it’s a great pity that our servants are now machines rather than people, and I think it is those who were servants who suffer the most from it. Because, of course, a man suited to be a servant does not cease to be that kind of man when there are … Continue reading The Servant Question
Forgotten Man at the Everyman
My latest post is up at 'The Everyman,' where I touch a bit on the present attempted coup. Law has no force of its own. It only has what it is given by those in charge of enforcing it, whether directly (in courts and legislatures) or indirectly (through public opinion). At the end of the … Continue reading Forgotten Man at the Everyman
Serpent's Den 