I'm back! It's been a while, but it's good to be writing again. It's been a long hiatus due to my work schedule (teahing 5 classes). I would like to announce the publication of my short NONfiction piece titled "Butterfly" in Underground voices. The link can be found here -> http://www.undergroundvoices.com/UVBrowningDouglasOCTOBER2012.htm

This was in October, and I'm not sure why they published it under fiction rather than nonfiction.

As far as my book goes, I'm still working on getting an agent. I've had a few nibbles, but no bites. We'll see what becomes of it.

And since my work doesn't shy away from politics I have a few things to say about what's been going on with gun control. (Such a rapid change of subject, don't you think?) I've kept my lip sealed on this issue for a long time, but some of the crap I've been seeing on Facebook is starting to irritate me. (You know, those oh so brilliant arguments that take place on the web.)

To start out with, I have to say I believe in the 2nd amendment. People should be allowed to carry guns as our founding fathers supposedly wanted. Being in the very red state of Kansas, I guess I can drink to that. But here is my issue: when the founding fathers came up with that amendment, did they have assault rifles in mind? At the time the main firearms were single shot muskets.

Democrats are not trying to take all of your guns away; this is a clear exaggeration by the far right (just to get you a little scared). It should also be noted that there is a huge difference between owning an assault rifle and a standard rifle used to hunt deer. My question is this: is it really necessary to own a gun with a clip of 30? What else could this be used for other than mowing people down? It's your constitutional right to own a firearm, yes, but is it a constitutional right to own something that poses a danger to those around you? It has been proven that countries with stricter gun control laws than the United States have less violent crime. Would it be so bad to give up the 30 round clips and submit to deeper background checks?

Just my thoughts.

-db