(The Dragon Cometh) Author's Note: This is a form of poetry that, to the best of my knowledge, I invented. I call them Scramble Poems. Full rules are below, but basically, every word can be made only of the letters in the title of the poem. Tarry naht In the eerie aerie -- Hie thither … Continue reading There, Their, and They’re
Author: Heath Fogelman
Just a guy with ideas the world might find interesting.
Time Is Power
I believe most anyone, regardless of political affiliation, can understand the truth of the old adage "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely". Given that fact, it is more than reasonable to ensure that power is limited, controlled, and policed in all cases. And absolute power should be denied absolutely. And while "time is money" … Continue reading Time Is Power
Movie Idea: Viking Monster Hunters
A realistic historical epic that follows a Viking voyage of plunder and destruction, but with a twist. The Vikings' true motivations aren't conquest or plunder, but rather pursuit and destruction of zombie or vampire outbreaks. Perhaps these outbreaks are the fault of the Vikings in some way, a curse on their people that they failed … Continue reading Movie Idea: Viking Monster Hunters
The Evolution of Understanding
For many thousands of years, everyone on the planet who cared to think about it knew that the Sun revolved around the Earth. It was obvious. You could see it happen every day with your own eyes. The Sun rose in the east, traveled across the sky, and set in the west in its endless … Continue reading The Evolution of Understanding
Beware: All Politics Are National
Every local, county, and state initiative across the nation is just a rehearsal for multi-state and national application.Local book bans, voting rights curtailment, denial of medical care, legislated bigotry, etcetera are just tests of whether and which people will tolerate them -- and which arguments will and won't work for and against them.What the ignorant, … Continue reading Beware: All Politics Are National
SpaceScape
Author's Note: I call this an Altanagram Poem -- as alternating lines are made up only of words that are anagrams of each other. This one was definitely heavily influenced by the Predator Space Chronicles book series by Craig De Lancey, which I was deeply and inescapably immersed in as I wrote this. From out … Continue reading SpaceScape
Dumb Phone App
We need an app that can turn our smart phones to dumb phones at certain times and in certain locations. This would be an ideal solution to the problem of smart phones in schools. During school hours and/or while within a geo-fence of the school grounds, the app would disable all non-essential apps and functionalities, … Continue reading Dumb Phone App
Palindrome
The word for palindrome should itself be a palindrome. Palinilap? Dromemord? Mordedrom? The first would be most in keeping with the Greek root "palin", meaning "again". But I'm partial to "dromemord" myself. Whatever the preferred option might be, we can certainly do better than what we've got.
What Sacrifice?
Across the nation and around the world, in the houses of faith and the minds of the faithful, much is made of the sacrifice of Jesus, and the reverence and devotion that is owed for it. The greatness of that act, and the obligation attached to it, is the very foundation of religions followed by … Continue reading What Sacrifice?
The Answer
"If you love me,"Replied the deity,"Forget me."Tear down the houses of worship.Silence your endless prayers."Be good to others.Make the world a better place, in however small a way."And do it allWithout expectation of eternal reward,Or fear of eternal punishment."
Heath Fogelman, author 