Category Archives: Books

New Show On Deck (Pun Intended)

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Ron Giesecke

November 1st marks the first, no-holds-barred re-emergence to the stage for me since the Spring of 2021. The last set of shows I had, it was 113-degrees, the black-box theater had an exclusive hold on swamp-cooling, and the infernal roar … Continue reading →

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Looking for People Still Looking For Erdnase

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Ron Giesecke

One thing I’ve learned over the years is, that if the inclination ever comes upon you to start pontificating and verifying a new theory in a long-held-and-ever-so-precious set of legendary beliefs, one can also expect a level of blowback. Gallielo … Continue reading →

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Okay, Maybe I Have to Re-Write (and how my habit of trolling may get me published)

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Ron Giesecke

Today is the day that I stare into the narcolepsy-inducing abyss of needing to re-write my book.  The main reason is simply because  the next phase will me more laborious than the actual creative process– and this has to do … Continue reading →

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I’ll shank a fool before I self-publish

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Ron Giesecke

This writing process thing–and by that I mean the fiction/novel crucible, is a bit daunting.  When I started out thinking I was going to use this “down time” to write a book, I first went into Barnes & Noble, and started … Continue reading →

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Re-writing Is for Suckers

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Ron Giesecke

Actually having finished a rough draft of an entire book is a shock to the system for me.  I talked all kinds of smack about it five years ago.  I  had all kinds of MS-13-level bravado about it.  I had … Continue reading →

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How’s a man supposed to carry on after this?

Posted on July 28, 2020 by Ron Giesecke

I just got my hands on a copy of Byron Preiss’ The Secret, knowing full well that the one treasure nearest me has not been recovered. There’s this thing that went through my head: What if I can look at … Continue reading →

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Yes, Minister: The Five Standard Excuses

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Ron Giesecke

One of my father‘s influences, was for him to constantly eschew network television in favor of PBS.  of course, this is before PBS became the current PBS.  This, would be where I’d discover Monty Python, Is There A Doctor In … Continue reading →

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A few of you might remember–I was intending to write a book

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Ron Giesecke

I have had basically three books in me that I’ve wanted to write: 1. One of them involves the Founding Fathers. 2. One of them involves blues legend Robert Johnson. 3. One of them involves a ragamuffin band of childhood … Continue reading →

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Siri, or SOMETHING is not only listening to me, it’s actually hearing me

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Ron Giesecke

It was a long time ago that I arrived at the conclusion that our technology is listening, parsing and ultimately categorizing us by political categories for boxcars when the revolution comes. I know this because the most obscure conversations in … Continue reading →

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You Think Covid-19 is Bad? Wait Until I Release The Pandemic Pocket New Testament

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Ron Giesecke

  You don’t have to tell me that 2020 is turning out to be a veritable, traumatic melting-pot of apocalyptica.  I mean, I’m over here, trying to coax that beast out of the sea, setting up a ways and means … Continue reading →

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