BLOGGING ABOUT WHATEVER ENTRY - 24 TITLE: "The Same Bad Horse, but a different Colour!" AUTHOR: J. William Bell DATE POSTED: 2026-07-02 An interesting question I come across on certain questionnaires; online and offline; is this: "Have you ever been discriminated against, because of your race?" I find it also interesting, and very disappointing, that the author(s) of these questionnaires almost never include follow-up questions to this particular question. Questions like

BLOGGING ABOUT WHATEVER ENTRY - 23 TITLE: "Losing some of My Fear" AUTHOR: J. William Bell DATE POSTED: 2026-06-04 A question that nobody asks me is: "Why do you keep going to church?" If I did answer that question, I'd start by saying: "I have many reasons. And; one of those reasons is that I lost my fear of public-speaking in church. And, God replaced my fear with courage and confidence in my voice." It is then possible at this particular juncture that the quizzing p

BLOGGING ABOUT WHATEVER ENTRY - 22 TITLE: "Making it up, as I go along..." AUTHOR: J. William Bell DATE POSTED: 2026-05-02 Sometimes, people ask me: "Where do you get your ideas from?" I do my best to say something clever and mysterious, then hope they'll be satisfied. Too often, a writer has to be like a magician; he cannot reveal all of his secrets. But just in case this blog is being read by an aspiring writer-- I will provide you with an exercise that some writers us