Author Archives: Brian H. Gill

About 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.

Sledding With My Dad: Good Memories 5 (1)

Most of the neighborhood I grew up in is now a parking lot. But Prairie Home Cemetery, a block west of the house I grew up in, is still there. I mostly remember it as being next to the sledding … Continue reading

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Noted: a Science Fiction/Fantasy Writer 0 (0)

I’ve added Caroline Furlong’s “A Song of Joy…” to More Perspectives From the Catholic Laity, in the sidebar: A Song of Joy by Caroline FurlongWriting for Joy She’s a science fiction/fantasy writer: and so is more “a writer who is … Continue reading

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Truth, Beauty, and the Evening News 0 (0)

“It’s fair to say that if news sites were people, most would be diagnosed as clinically depressed right now.”(“I stopped reading the news. Is the problem me — or the product?”, Amanda Ripley, Washington Post (July 8, 2022) via Wikiquote) … Continue reading

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Well, That’s Nice: Class of 1974’s Graduation Ceremony 0 (0)

Here’s something I noticed, from Sunday’s news: “Graduation ceremony finally happens, 50 years later“Max Matza, BBC News (June 9, 2024) “Fifty years after a tornado warning led to the abrupt cancellation of a high school graduation for students in Moore, … Continue reading

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Starliner, Dream Chaser, and Beyond: The Sky is Not the Limit 0 (0)

When I was young, the future was exciting: cities on the Moon, computers that can fly spaceships, and more. Then we tried making those dreams a reality; which we’ve been doing. In part. One goal of this week’s Starliner test … Continue reading

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