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Something new each Saturday.
Life, the universe and my circumstances permitting.
I'm focusing on 'family stories' at the moment. ("A Change of Pace: Family Stories" (11/23/2024))- Category: Family Stories
But if something else caught and held my interest during the week, that's what I'll share.
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Brian H. Gill
I was born in 1951. I'm a husband, father and grandfather. One of the kids graduated from college in December, 2008, and is helping her husband run businesses and raise my granddaughter; another is a cartoonist and artist; #3 daughter is a writer; my son is developing a digital game with #3 and #1 daughters. I'm also a writer and artist.
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The Village, the Fence and the Sign: a Fable
I called what I’m sharing this week a “fable”. That’s a misnomer. It’s a very short story, about twelve hundred words. But since it doesn’t have talking animals, I gather it should be called a “parable”.1 I’m calling it a … Continue reading
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WISPIT 2b: Giant Planet Growing in a Distant Gap
WISPIT 2 is a protostar, a very young star that’s still growing. At the moment, it’s roughly as massive as our Sun, and very roughly a third of the way to Kappa Aquila: a very bright, very hot, star that’s … Continue reading
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Death at a Church, Again
Another mass murder at a church happened Sunday morning. It happened a few states over. Someone said it was “horrible”. I’m inclined to agree. But I won’t be talking about what happened there. Not unless this incident turns out to … Continue reading
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Vatican Drone Show: Solemnity, Awe, and New Tech
Only 3,000 or so of Nova’s 3,500 on-site drones were in the air at any one time during the Vatican’s “Grace for the World” Saturday evening concert (September 13, 2025). LEDs on those 12-ounce mini-helicopters can display 16,000,000 different colors. … Continue reading
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A Quiet September 22, 2025: Offline
The household lost its/out Internet connection some time this morning (Monday, September 22, 2025). I didn’t notice until I tried opening a new Web page. Long story short, I learned that our provider knew about the situation and figured service … Continue reading
