Sep 5My Stuff is MovingSubstack turns out to be a better platform for my occasional musings … if for no other reason than I can make all articles free to all comers. Find me there from here on out. You can find my old stuff there as well. mamndw.substack.comSubstack1 min readSubstack1 min read
Sep 2There’s a Zoo in MeA few years ago I was in a writing group. This is something I challenged myself to write … mostly because I’d never done anything like it before (or since). This was inspired by one of my favorite Sandburg poems. There’s a piggy in me. The hungry piggy in me likes…Childrens Stories3 min readChildrens Stories3 min read
Aug 26Sometimes a Man Stands UpThis is a synopsis of a screenplay I wrote over a decade ago. Even as it deals with heart-wrenching family dynamics, our current political environment make this story reminiscent of a bygone era when politics seemed so much less brutal. SOMETIMES A MAN STANDS UP is a family drama set…Divorce2 min readDivorce2 min read
Aug 8An Independent Government in ExileMany of us voters consider ourselves politically homeless, unrepresented by the two major political parties. And even though we have diverse viewpoints and disagree about many policy prescriptions, we reject the hyper-partisan polarization that plagues US politics. We fear that the war-footing of the two major parties is causing irreparable…Government In Exile7 min readGovernment In Exile7 min read
Jul 30NightfallI love science fiction. The genre allows for stories that explore the human condition outside the existence we know as inhabitants of our tiny corner of the cosmos. Nightfall is a classic example. The story was originally a novelette (later a short story and a novel) written in 1941 by…Duopoly Politics4 min readDuopoly Politics4 min read
Mar 5Pursuit of the Happiness QuotientThis is a synopsis of a stage play I wrote about three years ago. Given recent interest and advances in artificial intelligence, it felt somewhat prescient. Pursuit of the Happiness Quotient is a personal drama about Leonard, a middle-aged engineer who is burned out by unsatisfying and soul-draining work. Software…Artificial Intelligence3 min readArtificial Intelligence3 min read
Feb 25A Political Platform for Pragmatically Independent ModeratesA plethora of recent polling indicate that around a third of the US electorate self-describe their politics as independent. A similar fraction express a desire for more than two political parties. One might surmise that such a large cohort of disaffected voters could be organized — or at least energized…Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
Jan 2Good Gosh JoshThis piece was written by my dad after the birth of his grandson (and my nephew) Josh. I don’t know if it was ever published but thought it should be. Dad left us in 2016. Josh turned forty last year. You ran right over me. You didn’t even give me…Down Syndrome4 min readDown Syndrome4 min read
Dec 8, 2022Let the Games BeginThough the 88th Texas Legislature will not convene until Jan 10, a number of elections related bills have already been filed — at last count over 100. Keep in mind that the short 140-day session is designed — by necessity — to kill bills. …Elections5 min readElections5 min read
Dec 4, 2022Change Requires ChoiceSince first registering to vote in 1972, I have been convinced that our country’s politics suffers from having only two choices on the ballot. It’s only gotten worse since then. …Elections3 min readElections3 min read
