Monthly Archives: June 2014

Internet Neutrality and the tragedy of the commons

Is the Internet as we know it about to come to an end? If you read a lot of the online discussion on the topic of Internet Neutrality and pending FCC rule changes that will undo it, you would think so. What impact will this have for us average Joes? To appreciate this, we first […]

June 5, 2014 – 6:01 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Essays | Comments Off on Internet Neutrality and the tragedy of the commons

The Drive to Write ~ Introduction

What drives you to Write? Where do you find motivation to write and keep writing? If I had to answer this question left to my own devices, I would offer some touchy feely reply about letting my imagination fly, coming up with interesting concepts for my stories, the ability to create worlds like ours or […]

June 4, 2014 – 6:05 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Essays | Tagged , | Comments (2)

Bring on the women into our story-telling

Have you noticed how most stories you read or watch have fewer women than men? Does it bother you that in a world where women actually outnumber men (OK, by a small margin) most stories treat them as a by-the-way minority? How do our stories suffer when we tell them in a world nearly devoid […]

June 2, 2014 – 6:10 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Essays | Tagged , , | Comments (4)