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Recognizing Our Primary Rights

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In the whole debate about gun laws that has been going on for so long, no one has pointed out…
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No Place Like Home. Literally.

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I have bad news for science fiction writers, including myself. Actually, the news is only half bad for us, since…
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The Missing Factor

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Interesting things often happen to me in the transitional phase between sleep and wakefulness. In that twilight zone where I…
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Can America Be Saved?

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I tend to avoid politics and religion in this blog, for obvious reasons. Both subjects seem to get peoples’ blood…
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The Wages of Living in Fear

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I don’t usually get too serious in this blog, but this subject has been bothering me for some time. There…
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What If You Won $400 Million?

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Like so many other people this week, I’m indulging myself in the fantasy that I could win the biggest lottery…
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Surveillance

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I came upon an interesting news item today, as reported by Stacie Borrello on the news and opinion website Opposing…
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Perspective

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How long would it take you to drive 15 miles? 15 minutes? I can do it on a bike in…
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Road Trip

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Road trip. The phrase has all kinds of connotations, most of them associated with teenage misadventures in more movies than…
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Taking the Lid Off

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Last weekend I attended the Northeast Chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators conference in Springfield, MA…
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  • Praise for A Year at the Bottom of the World

    "If you are in the least bit interested in Antarctica, as I have been for about 20 years, READ THIS BOOK. Mastro is a brilliant travel writer whose simple, witty, easily enjoyable style keeps you feeling as though you were there experiencing the whole thing yourself. "Amazon Reviewer
    "This book is amazing!!! The photos are spectacular, and the author is very descriptive -- he makes you feel like you are actually there. Recommend highly. "Amazon Reviewer
    "The photos are glorious and breathtaking and serve to illustrate the stories Mastro writes. He gives you the majesty of this bleak land, as well as the intimacy that comes as the night closes in for the winter, and finally the small slivers of joy that come as the winter begins to recede and light returns to the continent. Just a wonderful book. "Amazon Reviewer J.J. Kwashnak
    "Mastro's keen eye, wry turn of phrase and dramatic photographs make this an accurate and engaging account of the Antarctic life. This book is the best account of contemporary life in Antarctica."Amazon Reviewer L.J. Conrad
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