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

Posted on June 22, 2024 by Brian H. Gill

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

Posted on June 18, 2024 by Brian H. Gill

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

Posted on June 15, 2024 by Brian H. Gill

“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

Posted on June 11, 2024 by Brian H. Gill

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

Posted on June 8, 2024 by Brian H. Gill

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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