The Stage, The Mirror & The Fourth Wall

By Graham Ranseen September 10th, 2022 The number of incidents in which civilians and audience members have been compelled to violate the sanctity of the Stage and attack Free Speech in the year 2022 – in addition to the years since Cancel Culture became just as much of a trend as an isolated phenomenon –Continue reading “The Stage, The Mirror & The Fourth Wall”

The Invisible Enemy

An Experiment in Short Fiction by Graham Ranseen Chapter 1 The majestic blue skyline in the distance above the sprawling Appalachian terrain in rural middle Virginia was beautiful on this Spring morning in March. Terri had been driving all night long since nine o’ clock the previous evening when she departed her home in PortContinue reading “The Invisible Enemy”

Thoughts on Free Speech

From the Earliest Expressions of Human Communication to the rise of Popular Music, Literature, Arts in the 20th Century to the Civil Rights Movements of the 1960’s to the rise of Hip Hop and Rap Music to the Me Too Movement and the dangers of Modern Day Censorship How the Free Speech Movement eventually becameContinue reading “Thoughts on Free Speech”

Straight Into the Heart of Truth

By Graham Ranseen August 19th, 2021 There has never been another time in our history as a species – as far as we know or, as the records show – in which human beings have been impelled or, even required to interact with more ‘things’, more ‘data’ or, just more of each other than everContinue reading “Straight Into the Heart of Truth”

Freedom or, Death : Thoughts on the Life and Death of John McAfee Part 2

The Outsider Series A Few Missing Links and Some Unique Perspectives A Creative Vision In part 1 of this Blog series, I reflected on the ways in which the late Tech Entrepreneur and recent cryptocurrency advocate, John McAfee demonstrated highly inventive and ingenious methods in dealing with both the Media as well as the PublicContinue reading “Freedom or, Death : Thoughts on the Life and Death of John McAfee Part 2”

Freedom or, Death : Thoughts on the Life and Death of John McAfee Part 1

The Outsider Series The Initially Conventional, Forward Thinking, Intellectual, Counter-Cultural, Unconventional, Rebellious, Toxic, Unusually Fascinating, Sexual, Wild, Adventurous, Freewheeling Life and Mysterious Death of a man known to the world until recently as John McAfee My thoughts on the Life, Death, Mystique and Colorful Legacy of the late Tech Entrepreneur and Libertarian Presidential Candidate whoContinue reading “Freedom or, Death : Thoughts on the Life and Death of John McAfee Part 1”

Thoughts on Blog Posts, Journalism, Truth and An Excerpt from my Book

November 28th, 2020 A RUSHED ATTEMPT Earlier this year, after I had purchased this domain and settled on a site name to eventually set up this website. My expectation was that I would be able to use it to develop find a use for various material and ideas which might not or, would not makeContinue reading “Thoughts on Blog Posts, Journalism, Truth and An Excerpt from my Book”