Housekeeping 10-23
Staying Organized
New Stuff
Contract Marriage
Contract marriage is an adult dystopia examining the issues of marriage. Like 1984 and Brave New World, Contract Marriage treats the relations between the sexes as a fundamental aspect of how a society is formed and, thus, how a society can go wrong.
Unlike those dystopias, Contract Marriage isn’t all horrible all of the time. The characters for the most part have a good time and get along in their society. But the issues of sexuality, of marriage or not, monogamy or not, faithfulness or not, and gender roles… keep coming up and causing tension and conflict and joy and pain.
My desire is that my readers would be thinking along with my characters about these issues and perhaps even arrive at the same place (minus the flying cars).
Trade Master
Contract marriage is an adult dystopia examining the issues of marriage. Like 1984 and Brave New World, Contract Marriage treats the relations between the sexes as a fundamental aspect of how a society is formed, and thus how a society can go wrong.
Education Quotes
Over in my ‘homeschooling’ section, I have been posting a series of posts that are compilations of lists of ‘quotes’ on the subject of education. Specifically on the contrasts between government schooling and education. Of particular note are the dozens by John Taylor Gatto, formerly New York State teacher of the year turned education reformer.
Education Quotes #1
Albert Einstein It is, in fact, nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of education have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry; for this delicate plant, aside from stimulation, stands mainly in need of freedom; without this it goes to wrack and ruin without fail. It is a very grave mistake to think that the enjoyment of s…
Old Stuff
Island Peoples
Island People is a young adult fantasy book centring on a young prince. The book starts with his kidnapping and follows his adventures as he not only escapes from his kidnapper but gains critical allies and friends.
The entire book is scheduled on Substack, and there are several sequels. This is a book I wrote years ago, so it is in a bit of a rough form. Critiques and comments are more than welcome, they are requested.
Prologue IP0
Island People is a young adult fantasy book centring on a young prince. The book starts with his kidnapping and follows his adventures as he not only escapes from his kidnapper but gains critical allies and friends. The entire book is scheduled on Substack, and there are several sequels. This is a book I wrote years ago, so it is in a bit of a rough for…
The Oracle
Talk about getting behind! I got kind of stuck on this book (maybe because I am busy writing a dozen other books) but I would still love comments on it. Who knows, maybe you can help me break the log jam.
The Oracle at Toko-Ri
Next Post → The following is a work of fiction. It is not in the slightest meant to represent reality. It is the first section (prologue) in a series of vignettes. You might call them moralistic vignettes… like Aesop’s Fables except not with animals.
Letter Exchanges
My letter exchanges on the subjects of marriage, gun control, and creation have kind of dried up, hopefully temporarily.
Attacking Evolution #1A
Matthew 1:21-23 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being inte…
What is Marriage #1B
So, this is my first letter in this ‘letter exchange’ substack article series. I encourage you all to read what Andrew wrote in his first post, laying out the format and everything. He’s definitely a better formatter of Substacks than I am. In his letter he lays out a bunch of questions and thoughts about what marriage is, dealing with both historical is…
The Best Gun Control is a two-handed grip
Mar 3:27 No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house. Ok, so this post is hopefully the first post in a ‘letter exchange’. with Daryl. It all started from a notes thread, so nothing to link to, but the general issue was ‘gun control’. As I have a rather serio…
IllAdvised Opinions
The Supreme Court is about to start its next session, and I am way behind on commenting on the last one! Would love comments on my previous posts, and looking forward to writing some more. If had the discipline, I could do nothing but this!
It's not a Game!
This post is just a shot across the bow. I will have a lot more to say on this subject. But there is something that is not only annoying but is profoundly evil and that needs addressing: Justice is not a game! I often hear lawyers say (and hopefully not mean) “Well, they had their day in court.” This is an ugly phrase with no possible good translation. …
Language Learning
I love language learning, and love talking to people about it. Not as good about being disciplined and writing about it, though.
Language Learning Principles
Learning a language can be a fun activity. And more importantly, it can be a useful activity. Not only might you get to use the language, but just learning a language helps engage your brain in whole new ways. So let’s get started…Thanks for reading Von’s Substack! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.
Future Stuff
I have lots of other books sitting around and lots of other post ideas.
The Abolitionist
One of the most important issues facing the world and church today is the issue of child murder. I am planning on writing a series of posts as to how Christians and the church should respond to this slaughter.
Stack Reviews
I’m hoping to get the energy to read some fiction on substack and write ‘book reviews’. Or, I guess, ‘stack reviews’, specifically for fiction posts.