It's Harder Not To

When poet Carl Van Doren was asked if it was hard to write, he answered, "It's Harder Not To." ************** Martin Hill Ortiz author's blog.

Sunday, February 24, 2019

Writing Companions, Suitably Stuffed

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A time-and-a-half ago I decided to buy some dolls representing famous figures. These were offered for sale at our local art museum gift sho...
Wednesday, December 5, 2018

The Tragedies of X, Y, and Z

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With mathematical precision, the detective narrows down the list of potential suspects, placing each into a Venn diagram of motive, means, ...
Friday, October 5, 2018

War and Peace by Lee O'Tolstoy

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I now understand why Russia is such a large country: the Russians need a lot of room to store their novels. Being a practical people, they ...
Friday, September 28, 2018

The War of the Sexes and the Blindness to Sexual Violence.

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The recent appearance of Dr. Ford before the U.S. Senate inspired this mix of thoughts which I've been churning in the cement barrel o...
Sunday, July 1, 2018

Dial M for Murder, Wait Until Dark, and. . .

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Frederick Knott wrote three plays during his career. These were clever mysteries, carefully plotted, with whiplash twists. Two, his first a...
Wednesday, May 30, 2018

The Low Degree of Violence in U.S. - Mexican Border Cities

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U.S.-Mexican border cities have been experiencing a historically low rate of violent crimes, at least through 2016, the most recent year wit...
Thursday, May 17, 2018

The Low Crime Rates in U.S. Cities along the Mexican Border.

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In a previous post, I looked at the rates of violent crimes in border states. Those states bordering Mexico have had a huge drop in viole...
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