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“Intellectual Rigor” is Not a Dirty Word

October 4, 2025October 4, 2025 dianamusings

Let’s start with the premise that the more we know about the world, the better equipped we are to create worlds of our own. Or in my case, I know nothing, which is a great[…]

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Breaking Radio Silence – Bent, But Unbroken

May 10, 2015May 10, 2015 dianareflections

THE SHORT VERSION: After 3 years of my health spiraling out of control, I’ve been diagnosed with two autoimmune diseases: ulcerative colitis and Hashimoto’s disease. THE FULL STORY: It’s been a while since I’ve updated this[…]

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A Singular Memory of Nimoy

March 10, 2015February 27, 2025 dianareflections

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, news of Leonard Nimoy’s death has reached and perhaps even touched you.  As Spock on the original Star Trek series, he brought the role of ‘the Other’ out[…]

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Changes Great & Small

April 21, 2013April 22, 2013 dianaanimals

“Unless one says goodbye to what one loves, and unless one travels to completely new territories, one can expect merely a long wearing away of oneself and an eventual extinction.”  –JEAN DEBUFFET Change is a[…]

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Farewell to A Writer’s Best Friend

October 9, 2012April 21, 2013 dianaanimals

Merlin the Border Collie May 17, 2000 – October 6, 2012 Photograph by Ryan McGinley I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love.  For me they are the role model for[…]

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What happened with ST:TNG’s Rascals

October 6, 2012June 6, 2024 dianareflections

Friend and media tie-in novelist Keith DeCandido writes a biting yet entertaining STAR TREK: NEXT GENERATION rewatch over at Tor.com.  I say ‘biting’ because let’s face it:  The series is painfully dated. I can’t even[…]

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Coming soon: The HERitage Anthology
Double Trouble: Find out out Gulliver, Sacajawea, and Shackleton Meet in the Hall of Everything
For Stargate SG-1 fans, find out more about Botsford's short story, "Perceptions," the 2015 Scribes Nominee.
SG-1's The Drift - The sequel to "Four Dragons" with the team striving to overcome out of control Ancient technology while dealing with Lord Yu, his Dragon Guard, and China's politics
Stargate SG-1 uncover the truth behind Lord Yu's rise to power from ancient China to the System Lords
How Epilogue the Web Series came to be
Star Trek Next Generation, "Rascals" - What happened between our original draft and the production?
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