More than many other things that America needs, is at least one more viable political party to challenge the false dichotomy of the left and right, the liberals and conservatives, the Democrats and the Republicans. I propose we make the next great party the Purple People’s Polling Party. Build the party around just one thing: … Continue reading The Purple People’s Polling Party
Author: Heath Fogelman
Just a guy with ideas the world might find interesting.
Rapture
Author's Note: This one wrote itself in a way. The sing-song rhythm that I invariably fall into when I read it wasn't planned at all. I think with a bit of massaging, it could probably be a great poem, but I really like it as it is. Which, now that I think of it, is … Continue reading Rapture
BST: Give a Man a Fish
BST = Bumper Sticker Thoughts. Unquipping quippy quips. Thoughts about actual bumper stickers and thoughts that ought be bumper stickers (or t-shirts, or hats, or whatever). Give a Man a Fish, and He’ll Eat for a Day. Teach a Man to Fish, and He’ll Eat for a Lifetime. This one has such a simple ring … Continue reading BST: Give a Man a Fish
TV Show Idea: Lone Wolf
A drifter goes from place to place, doing odd jobs, never staying long. When he sees people he can help, he does, but always leaves afterward ... Or when those chasing him catch up. He's a werewolf, being pursued by his pack, rival pack(s), and hunters. But he does good wherever he goes, trying to … Continue reading TV Show Idea: Lone Wolf
Extradition
Author's Note: Not all missions go as planned. But the unexpected failure of some have far greater implications than anyone involved in planning or executing them could ever imagine. The young scientist knelt down for the third time in half an hour, his lungs madly grasping for purchase on the thinning air about him. The … Continue reading Extradition
Unforgettable Lines: “Rocky Mountain Music”
There are lines in songs that stay with you forever. They strike a chord for whatever reason when you hear them – so much so that you may forget the name of the song, the artist, the other words, and even the tune, but that one amazing line is always there. For me, one of … Continue reading Unforgettable Lines: “Rocky Mountain Music”
Flip the Villain/Hero Stereotype
I've long wanted to see a movie that casts every hero and villain against type. It would be really interesting to round up every actor who only ever gets to play villains, and cast them all as the good guys in a movie where the sterotypically good guys are actually the villains. The handsome men … Continue reading Flip the Villain/Hero Stereotype
The Three Little Pigs: Reprise
Author's Note: This one was inspired by the unexamined question: “Why did the wolf want to come in, in the first place?” As it turned out, I'm glad asked. Once upon a time, there were three little pigs that set out to build their own homes and seek their fortunes in the wide world. … Continue reading The Three Little Pigs: Reprise
BST: When to Be Ashamed
BST = Bumper Sticker Thoughts. Unquipping quippy quips. Thoughts about actual bumper stickers and thoughts that ought be bumper stickers (or t-shirts, or hats, or whatever). I Wish People Knew When to Be Ashamed A disturbing number of our fellow citizens no longer understand (or accept) when they should be ashamed – what thoughts, ideas, … Continue reading BST: When to Be Ashamed
Chrono-Vector Space Travel
I find it hard to believe that no sci-fi writer has come up with this yet, but if they have, I’ve never heard of it – so, for now at least, I’m claiming this as my own original creation … But I invite any enterprising writers or creators to take it and make it their … Continue reading Chrono-Vector Space Travel
Heath Fogelman, author 