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A homeless son and troubled father must reconnect before it's too late.

2021

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60 quotes about 60 things I’ve learned in 60 years

My big divisible-by-five birthday has arrived! At past milestone birthdays and events, I’ve written lists of things I’ve learned during…

Jul 12, 2021

60 quotes about 60 things I’ve learned in 60 years

Jul 12, 2021

California must lead, not leave

I’m a native Californian. I was born and raised here, and I’ve lived here my entire life. I started a family and raised our children here…

Jul 8

California must lead, not leave

Jul 8

The end of American innocence

All of us have a time in our life when we lose our innocence. The illusions that comforted us and gave us a sense of identity are…

Jul 3

American flag on the back of a boat

Jul 3

My most villainous villain

There are a lot of things I’m excited about with my new work in progress. One of them is my villain. I hate this villain so much, I can’t…

Jul 2

Caricature of a stereotypical villain

Jul 2

It’s OK to be afraid, but…

The outrages come so fast and frequently these days, it’s hard to keep track of them all. Before we got into an unnecessary and potentially…

Jun 22

California thunderstom

Jun 22

Protest isn’t peaceful

The No Kings Day protests were inspiring. Millions turned out in thousands of protests in large cities and small towns, blue states and red…

Jun 15

Grayscale photo of police riot team on pedestrian lane. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons

Jun 15

Don’t mess with Los Angeles

Let’s make a few things clear.

Jun 8

My LA Strong t-shirt

Jun 8

Your words are not your own and other lessons from going viral (again)

I can make a dozen posts about my writing and not get any views. But I make one post about Taylor Swift…

Jun 1

My post on Threads about Taylor Swift and Juan Soto got over 125,000 views so far.

Jun 1

AI reconsidered

Last year, I wrote about ways generative AI can help writers without infringing on others’ copyright and our creative expression. Much has…

May 27

AI reconsidered

May 27

What if?

If Kamala Harris were president, we wouldn’t be talking about tariffs. Or a $400 million “gift” from Qatar. We wouldn’t make enemies of our…

May 15

Former Vice President Kamala Harris

May 15

Matthew Arnold Stern

Matthew Arnold Stern

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A novelist and award-winning public speaker and technical writer. My novels Amiga and The Remainders are available now.

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