The thoughts and experiences of an author and human rights activist
Thursday, February 10, 2022
The State Of Our Nation Address, South Africa 2022 - My View
Thursday, January 20, 2022
Tragedy At Moon Books Publishing
Good morning, friends and fans.
This is a special note to inform you of the death of my friend Brandon Mullins late last night. Brandon was the CEO of Moon Books Publishing in Indiana, who was also responsible for bringing my books to you in audiobook format, as well as in paperback and eBook formats to Amazon. He also created the brilliant new-look covers for my books and series. With the release of "Prodigal Sun" and "Opsaal" - my 14th and 15th audiobooks - earlier this month, 2022 was really looking promising for both of us. Unfortunately, tragedy struck.
Monday, December 27, 2021
Shut Up And Sit Down, Puny Human. Nobody Can Hear Your Cries
Got to love the perfect, repetitive stupidity of Facebook's AI. It will keep on making the same fuck-ups perfectly, the same way, over and over again - and if it runs an interaction service such as the "review" or "appeal" desk, there's no way to get past it to appeal to the much more reasonable intelligence of an actual person with the power to actually THINK instead of just follow an algorithm.
Friday, December 24, 2021
Google - The AI Indifference Engine!
I've had some ill dealings with Google in the past few years, and on the whole they're okay... but what really grates my carrot about them is their penchant for hysteria and control-freakiness.
What am I talking about? Is it their monopoly of our information? Their near-total control over what we see in internet searches? Well, yes, but that's not the focus of today's rant. Again - what am I talking about?
Let's take a look at two examples, shall we?
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Interview With Brandon Mullins Of Moon Books Publishing
This was an interview conducted by Brandon Mullins of Moon Books Publishing on September 21, 2021.
That one time when I got to interview prolific science fiction author Christina Engela
"I’ve had the opportunity to work with many authors over the years of being Editor-in-Chief at Moon Books Publishing and doing freelance self publishing mentorship on Upwork but I’ve never run across someone as unique and uniquely talented as South African science fiction author Christina Engela.
Christina is seemingly an unquenchable font of creativity and positivity who never ceases to amaze me with how much of her heart she puts into her work, or how invaluable of a partner she has become in running Moon Books Publishing.
Christina is more than that though, she has become a close friend and cohort. So now, I get to interview her to see just what makes her tick.... read more.
Thursday, August 12, 2021
Christina Engela’s Monthly Newsletter: #56 August 2021
Hello friends and fans - here's my latest newsletter! :)
https://christinaengela.com/christina-engelas-monthly-newsletter-56-august-2021/
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
About That Blank Check
A topical favorite of religious people, particularly conservative Christians, is so-called 'sexual immorality'.
What is that exactly?
To the rational mind, that would mean sexual-related activity which (so long as all participants are willing, consenting adults) results in harm to another person, or creature.
Thursday, June 17, 2021
Bigotry & Transphobia Stirs In South Africa - Again!
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Prisons Of The Future - In Sci-fi, Galaxii, & Their Relation To The Contemporary
In this article (cross-posted from my author website) I'll be discussing the concepts of crime and punishment, and prison - in reality as well as in sci-fi settings - and the role of these in my own world-building in the Galaxii Series universe.
Monday, June 7, 2021
A Peek At My Week! #6
Time for another Peek @ My Week! :) What did I get up to? What's new, what's happening - and why do Americans laugh when I tell them my car has two hooters? 🤔
https://christinaengela.com/a-peek-at-my-week-6/