Author Archives: jamesdmacdonald

Zombies, Pandemics, and Other Disasters

Originally posted on Dr. Doyle's Blog:
The Walking Dead is, of course, the standout show of the current televised post-apocalyptic lineup. What makes it good is that the showrunners have discovered how to convince the American viewing public to sit still for an extended meditation on the various approaches to living a moral life…

Sometimes Life Hands You a Sack of Ingredients

Originally posted on Dr. Doyle's Blog:
Maybe you have a friend with a garden that’s overproducing, and you get a surprise gift of a bag of zucchini and homegrown potatoes. You already know about making zucchini bread out of other people’s excess zucchini, but the potatoes deserve to have something good done to them…

Silly Pebble Story

A friend of mine is taking a class called “Critical Thinking” at a local community college. Good for him! He had an assignment, and asked me to look it over to make sure he’d formatted it correctly. (Not too used to word processors, y’know. I had to tell him that you don’t need to hitContinue reading “Silly Pebble Story”