Book Review: Pale Rider The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How it Changed the World by Laura Spinney

Pale Rider The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How it Changed the World by Laura Spinney I’m one of those people that likes to be informed—on everything really or as much as I can fit into my small mediocre brain and limited attention span. The positives of having a desktop, 27-inch plus monitor and high-speedContinue reading “Book Review: Pale Rider The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How it Changed the World by Laura Spinney”

Poetry: 45 –> 46 = Democracy

Day and Dawnthe time is hereBegone, go away, bye-bye,please disappear Cages and liespromoted by hatewhen it came to powerlike greed—a refusal to abdicate Neglect and diminishthe toll they wroughtwe never endorsedto take away our shot Tropes and traditionshopes and truthswe live in those momentsthat’s never, ever been smooth We plan, we play,we love and hatebutContinue reading “Poetry: 45 –> 46 = Democracy”

Pandemic Diary 2020

In response to a Book Riot and Out of the Box essay on documenting the personal experiences of the pandemic, this timeline will also be in correlation to the ongoing authoritarian threat from the Trump-Republican regime. Any and all essays on the subjects will be posted here as links. Timeline © 2020-2021 Matilda London/Pamela GayContinue reading “Pandemic Diary 2020”

Recalibrate

Online Exclusive Serial Novella Series Niko is a mushroom popping, universe jumping, future scientist with an attitude problem. Jay is her cyborg—kind of. Follow their travails. Part of The Mirror Series. Trigger Warning—Rating Mature: Yes. Serial Fiction Intro – Potent and Worn Chapter One – New Moon on Monday Chapter Two – Back in BlackContinue reading “Recalibrate”

The Female of the Species Series

Online Exclusive Serial Novella Series Meet Layne Gregory and Lucretia Summers. Lucretia is a successful business woman and Layne, her personal assistant. They like to cause trouble—the good kinda trouble. With fascism on the rise, they insinuate themselves inside the open cracks to cause some chaos. Anarchists of the unusual sort, they plan to haveContinue reading “The Female of the Species Series”

Poetry: Riled and Ravaged

wilt and ooze, the sore it seepsthey abandon the masses and slaughter us like sheeps rank the rot and deem them fraudsunveil the famine, expose the facades amass the ailing, expel the bloatedfoster the hope and revive the corroded bestow the cash and champion the aidauthorize the payments, reward the unpaid shelter the powerless, protectContinue reading “Poetry: Riled and Ravaged”