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Aliens Crashed in My Back Yard

Aliens Crashed in My Back Yard

Singer Selena M rescues a very non-human alien and nurses it back to health, fighting off those who want to grab the spaceship for themselves.

2020

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For Small Business Owners Only

For Small Business Owners Only

Medium is full of great advice for solopreneurs and start-ups. But who’s left out? Those who’ve moved past this stage, or who are ready to.

3 min readAug 16, 2023

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I'm not Gen Z, I'm an old codger, but I agree totally with this.

Despairing? I dunno. But disappointed. Disappointed that the best our parties can come up with are Biden and Trump.

1 min readMar 6, 2024

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Fascinating!

Her stories are full of thought-provoking ideas that have influenced my own sci fi stories, but I don't "believe" any of them. They're just…

1 min readNov 5, 2023

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I read recently that there has been no "Palestinian people" until recently--mid-20th century?

One thing seems indisputable: Israel is not going to cease to exist. No UN proclamation, and no Arab army, will change that.

1 min readOct 24, 2023

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Are You Under-Pricing?

In one of my business owner groups, two guys who ran an IT consulting outfit came to our monthly meeting and asked the others, “How much…

5 min readOct 5, 2023

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Who came up in my estimation during the 1st Republican debate?

Who disappointed me? Tim Scott, who I've been rooting for, was meh. De Santis sounded like he was running for governor.

1 min readAug 24, 2023

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Re 3: Learning styles.

I also teach visually. I stand at the white board and draw circles and arrows, tables and bullet points and flow charts. My books are full…

1 min readAug 20, 2023

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James, I started out writing a response to your article, but it ended up at 750 words--perhaps too…

You allude to some tech-based tools that could “enable deliberation and cooperation across diverse groups.” I’m all for this, but I see…

3 min readJul 30, 2023

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My response to the "generalist tax" challenge is twofold:

- Work for myself, not for others. I've had several of my own companies over the last 40 years. Mainly consulting firms, where my…

1 min readJun 9, 2023

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Sheesh, I read the typewriter version. The computer version is a hell of a lot easier to read!

I haven't read enough of your work to tell the difference.

1 min readMar 29, 2023

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Mike Van Horn

Mike Van Horn

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I have 3 identities: 1. Science fiction writer. 2. Small business advisor. My sci fi is a hell of a lot more fun! 3. Lonely politics — not right, not left.

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