BEHIND THE PUTIN CURTAIN: Inside the radical ‘war camps’ where Russian fighters are born.

NEWS FROM THE CULTURAL BATTLEFRONT: Screwtape and Human Wave.

IF YOU ARE AT ALL SENSITIVE TO LANGUAGE (APPROPRIATE TO THIS SUBJECT) DO NOT FOLLOW THIS LINK: But this is what Nicki Kenyon thought of Madonna’s offer to… ah… reward Hilary voters. No, seriously – WHAT THE F*CK?

TAKE A DEEP BREATH, STEP OFF THAT LEDGE: Yes, America is great.

CARTHAGE… THAT DIVERSE MULTICULTURAL UTOPY? Why Carthage Failed and Rome Succeeded.

IT’S ALL SMOKE AND MIRRORS: Self-described “hack” pre-cleared his politico story with Clinton Campaign. [Updated.]

I MIGHT BE IN THE MIDDLE OF ONE OF THESE: Those friends who disappear.

NO JOKE: Clinton Camp Worried Gun Control Position Would Not Play Well in Southern States.

AIN’T WE LUCKY WE DON’T HAVE A COWBOY IN THE WHITE HOUSE? And that these things are kept secret. US prepped for massive cyber assault on Russia.

IN THE EMAIL AND ON SALE FROM DECLAN FINN: For All Their Wars Are Merry: An Examination of Irish Rebel Songs.

GEE, I CAN’T IMAGINE WAY GIVEN THEIR EVEN-HANDED COVERAGE: (Yes, I AM rolling my eyes.) The press always got booed at Trump rallies. But now the aggression is menacing.

THE GREATEST CAUSE OF POVERTY IS NOT LOW WAGES BUT UNEMPLOYMENT: Sorry, Bernie, Few Full-Time Workers Live in Poverty.

IN THE EMAIL FROM AMANDA S. GREEN: Witchfire Burning (Eerie Side of the Tracks Book 1).

I WOULDN’T DOUBT IT, THOUGH I WAS ALARMED ENOUGH AT HIS CANDIDACY BEING A THING: How the Washington Post killed Bernie Sanders’ candidacy.

DUH: Did the FBI chief lie to Congress about the Hillary email probe?

PAY FOR PLAY: Clinton Backed Puerto Rico Debt Relief Bill After Lobbyist Donor’s Email.

IN THE EMAIL, FROM MARINA FONTAINE: The Product.

THE FOLKS MINING YOUR EMAIL AND SOCIAL MEDIA WANT TO MINE YOUR DREAMS: We’re Already Turning Our Robot Overlords Into Therapists.

GRESHAM’S LAW ALSO APPLIES TO SCIENCE: Science is becoming increasingly unscientific.

NORMALLY “AURORA VIEWING” IN COLORADO MEANS LET’S GO SEE HOW VIBRANT IT IS TODAY, SO THIS IS NEW: Geomagnetic Storm In Progress, Auroras Possible If It Strengthens.

YOU CAN TRUST HER WITH YOUR LIBERTIES: Hillary Campaign Vows To Destroy Opposition Website.

NOT ONE OF MY FAVORITES, BUT: What Shirley Jackson Can Teach Us About the Virtues of a Messy Life.

WELL, THEY’RE THE ONES WHO KNOW HER BEST: Even Democrats think Hillary’s a serial liar.

I HAVE A NEW COLLECTION OUT:  Dragon Blood.

Sometime ago I realized I had so many short stories out that they were ‘hiding’ my novels, with the result that I was underperforming my friends with fewer works out (in indie, I have no visibility into day by day numbers in traditional, of course.) So I decided to bring them down.  It worked.  I make more on the novels now.  BUT I don’t want work sitting in the drawer, not strutting their stuff and bringing home money.  So I decided to assemble the short stories into collections.  This is the first of those.  There will be others.  Each has at least one short story I didn’t have up before.  (Though most have been published in anthologies or magazines.) So, this is the first one of those.

WHAT TOLKIEN SAID. DOUBLE. WITH A CHERRY TWIST: Papers, Please.