So I was thrilled to have the chance to listen to a few podcasts in recent weeks. I must admit that sounds like the oddest thing for me to say, and it really is, but frankly the truth. First, Dean and Matt from the Magnificast interviewed me about my book Reforging a Forgotten History: Iraq and…
Time is a fickle…flower…
Just finished DB Jackson’s first book in his new Islevale Cycle. Fantastic! David what a great text. Excellent world building with relatable characters whose flaws are all too human – some sins are simply those of youth and inexperience. Time’s Children draws readers into a world of time travel, perhaps one of the most difficult…
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.” TAG!
Ok what can I say. It is a must to keep some of these thoughts going. To that end I will record more of them here – hope someone reads them. But yes Tag! What a film! What a concept. “We don’t stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.”…
A worthy endeavor, a worthy cause
See the following two articles on the recognition of the Simele Massacre against Assyrians in 1933, one of the two major events that influenced a young Raphael Lemkin to argue for the creation of top a convention to prevent genocide. There is also a form created to demand recognition here.
“Maybe Progress should lose for once.” Owen Grady, Jurassic World
I have to say that spending some time watching nature documentaries, traveling to places and seeing the changes, then speaking to asshats about the current situation of the ecosystems of the Earth, I am frequently stupefied. When is enough enough? I mean when have you got more than you need? 100k? 1mil? 50mil? And in…
Silli-ness
Hey Ginny-binny we miss you beautiful. Watch out for us. So much more important that those silly-things that we think are important. Your spirit reminds me of what matters. I am sorry I couldn’t do more.
Interview for AUAF from fall of last year
From fall of last year but hey…I thought the answers were worth something… Q&A with author Dr. Sargon Donabed SEP. 27 Sargon Donabed recently published his newest book, Reforging a Forgotten History. He completed his PhD at the department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto in 2010. Q: What inspired you to pursue Assyrian studies? Feeling…
JordanCon 2018 Interview!!
Hey guys! Check out this amazing interview on Dragonmount: A Wheel of Time Community. Thanks so much Mashiara Sedai! https://dragonmount.com/index/events/jordancon/author-interview-sargon-donabed/
JordanCon 2018
Hi all! Look forward to being a guest speaker at this years JordanCon in Atlanta. http://www.jordancon.org Come check it out.