by E. A. Bourland | Sep 15, 2022 | Planned Parenthood
At the Planned Parenthood Clinic around the corner, deranged protesters sometimes gather. Today, two older ladies stood at the very edge of the PP front door steps, gray-robed, grim-faced, dangling crosses, quivering with programmed rage. They were staring down two...
by E. A. Bourland | Apr 20, 2022 | COVID, masks
1. there are people in my life too young to be vaccinated 2. and people who are old and more vulnerable 3. and immunocompromised (eg. fighting cancer) 4. because that crap is airborne 5. and has already killed a bunch of people 6. and keeps mutating because people...
by E. A. Bourland | Feb 21, 2022 | marketing
Know your vulnerabilities. It’s ok to have them; just know what they are. Marketers, bullies, and other manipulators see your vulnerabilities more clearly than you do (usually), and use them against you. It’s also ok to be afraid — act responsibly...
by E. A. Bourland | Jan 20, 2022 | Planned Parenthood
Yet again, a group of cowards has massed in front of the Planned Parenthood in my neighborhood to harass women seeking healthcare. A smug demagogue stands in the road & smirks through a bullhorn. One reason I contribute to PP every month. Down with bullies....
by E. A. Bourland | Jan 10, 2022 | Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Michael Swanwick, Reviews, writing
Holy moly. I’m humbled by a kind and thoughtful review from Mr. Swanwick, a writer I have always respected and admired. https://floggingbabel.blogspot.com/2021/12/short-fiction-review-to-honorable-and.html?m=0