It is perfectly okay to write garbage – as long as you edit brilliantly.

Honor to the earth," the abbot said, "honor to the dead in the passing of the year; honor to the living, in the coming of the new. A Great Year passes tonight. A new one begins. Let the good that is old continue and let the rest perish.

The warrior may fight for gold or for an immediate gain, or for something to take home for the winter to feed the family. The soldier is part of a more complex society. He's fighting for a group ethic of some sort.

I do not think any SFWA communication should come anywhere NEAR the internet.

Jane leaned back against the counter and stared at the ceiling. At the traditional location of God, no matter what the planet.

Deal with the Devil if the Devil has a constituency - and don't complain about the heat.

Watch out for a man whose enemies keep disappearing.