Plugging Along

I had decided a long time ago that, if I ever were to develop that fairy idea, I would use the City in Plato's "Republic" as a model for the fairy culture and political structure. Maybe that's a terrible idea. It's probably been done to death, but I don't have anything better so it's going to be done again. I do possess a copy of that famed tome from freshman philosophy but, well, let's just say Plato was writing for political science instead of entertainment. The material is positively desiccated, and poorly organized to boot. I have been researching it online and I'm making much better progress.

I'm relatively certain that both philosophy and political science have moved on since "Republic," which is a good thing because the ideas in it are... interesting. I'm all for his assertion that the practice of justice is good on its own merit, not only for the positive results it yields. While ultimately it's just a tool, I adore the idea of the Forms. His notion of a truly just society, though, is highly impractical and ridiculously authoritarian, not to mention self contradictory. Kind of like Marxism, but with more homo-eroticism and fewer bloody uprisings. It's fun.

Meanwhile, I'm working on another short story for the Strategy Series. It's coming along, and I do so love this universe. If you haven't checked out "Pawn" yet, please do. If you have read it, reviews are much appreciated. Keep in mind, they aren't just for leaving feedback for the author or a helpful bit of information to help fellow readers make a choice; sheer number of reviews helps Amazon decide which books to promote with their 'also viewed/purchased' algorithms.

Still Broke; Some Observations

#1. Parenting small children with one functional arm is difficult.

#2. Writing with one functional arm is also difficult.

#3. Maybe I should look into dictation software?

#4. Or maybe just read instead?