Gay Iranian student will not be deported

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/UKMADHI
Some of you have seen my string of posts regarding the young Iranian student who was desperately trying to stay in the UK to avoid deportation to Iran, arrest, and the subsequent execution for being gay. A lot of you signed the petition linked to above.
Here is the update I received today. I just posted [...]

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Cell Phone Users From Hell

Well, as long as no one’s reading my blog anyway I’m going to rant. If anyone read it they’d be sure to get offended.
I find it fascinating and repelling that more and more Americans (and, for all I know, Brits and Aussies, Germans and Russians are the same) are so important to the continued turning [...]

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Bliggoty, bloggety

Bliggoty, bloggety, bloggery, whee
I have a blog now. Look at me.
Ok, that’s silly. I’ve put off starting a blog because I knew I couldn’t think of anything intelligent to say. I was right! It’s like losing your virginity: it will seem better in retrospect.
I’m a historical novelist with one presently published book (THE PHOENIX), three [...]

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