C Stuart Hardwick https://cstuarthardwick.com/ Award-Winning Scifi & Fantasy Sun, 10 May 2026 21:02:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://cstuarthardwick.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/UFO-150x150.png C Stuart Hardwick https://cstuarthardwick.com/ 32 32 How Guacamole Slashed my Heart Attack Risk https://cstuarthardwick.com/2026/05/10/how-guacamole-slashed-my-heart-attack-risk/ https://cstuarthardwick.com/2026/05/10/how-guacamole-slashed-my-heart-attack-risk/#respond Sun, 10 May 2026 21:02:26 +0000 https://cstuarthardwick.com/?p=8383 A year ago, after decades of incremental dietary improvements, after loosing a quarter of my body weight bicycling during and…

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]]> https://cstuarthardwick.com/2026/05/10/how-guacamole-slashed-my-heart-attack-risk/feed/ 0 8383 How AI Saved my Life* https://cstuarthardwick.com/2026/04/08/how-ai-saved-my-life/ https://cstuarthardwick.com/2026/04/08/how-ai-saved-my-life/#respond Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:46:22 +0000 https://cstuarthardwick.com/?p=8372 *Or at least extended it, barring accidents. It’s become popular to hate AI—and understandably so. Our social media feeds are…

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]]> https://cstuarthardwick.com/2026/04/08/how-ai-saved-my-life/feed/ 0 8372 Today, My Building Caught Fire https://cstuarthardwick.com/2025/09/25/today-my-building-caught-fire/ https://cstuarthardwick.com/2025/09/25/today-my-building-caught-fire/#respond Thu, 25 Sep 2025 15:26:09 +0000 https://cstuarthardwick.com/?p=8355 A day ago, a fire drill led me to post the following: No matter what your building says, the data…

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]]> https://cstuarthardwick.com/2025/09/25/today-my-building-caught-fire/feed/ 0 8355 Metaphor in Al Stewart’s The Year of the Cat https://cstuarthardwick.com/2025/06/16/metaphor-in-al-stewarts-the-year-of-the-cat/ https://cstuarthardwick.com/2025/06/16/metaphor-in-al-stewarts-the-year-of-the-cat/#respond Tue, 17 Jun 2025 03:31:42 +0000 https://cstuarthardwick.com/?p=8344 When I started gaining traction as a writer, I found myself stumped by interview questions about my literary influences. It’s…

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]]> https://cstuarthardwick.com/2025/06/16/metaphor-in-al-stewarts-the-year-of-the-cat/feed/ 0 8344 A Stunning Result for AI Health Advice https://cstuarthardwick.com/2025/06/07/a-stunning-result-for-ai-health-advice/ https://cstuarthardwick.com/2025/06/07/a-stunning-result-for-ai-health-advice/#comments Sun, 08 Jun 2025 03:15:35 +0000 https://cstuarthardwick.com/?p=8289 I’m not usually one to share my personal health stories in social media, but this is so significant, I feel…

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]]> https://cstuarthardwick.com/2025/06/07/a-stunning-result-for-ai-health-advice/feed/ 1 8289 First, Kill all the Lawyers https://cstuarthardwick.com/2025/05/01/first-kill-all-the-lawyers/ https://cstuarthardwick.com/2025/05/01/first-kill-all-the-lawyers/#comments Thu, 01 May 2025 15:36:42 +0000 https://cstuarthardwick.com/?p=8280 These days, I’m seeing a tsunani of social media posts about how the Trump administration is deporting illegals without due…

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]]> https://cstuarthardwick.com/2025/05/01/first-kill-all-the-lawyers/feed/ 1 8280 The Real Bermuda Triangle https://cstuarthardwick.com/2025/03/15/the-real-bermuda-triangle/ https://cstuarthardwick.com/2025/03/15/the-real-bermuda-triangle/#respond Sat, 15 Mar 2025 18:51:09 +0000 https://cstuarthardwick.com/?p=8274 The term “Bermuda Triangle” was first coined by writer Vincent Gaddis in a 1964 article for Argosy magazine, a pulp…

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]]> https://cstuarthardwick.com/2025/03/15/the-real-bermuda-triangle/feed/ 0 8274 Are You Illiterate? https://cstuarthardwick.com/2024/11/09/are-you-illiterate/ https://cstuarthardwick.com/2024/11/09/are-you-illiterate/#comments Sat, 09 Nov 2024 16:45:34 +0000 https://cstuarthardwick.com/?p=8254 Phonics is the common sense method of teaching reading by focusing on the sounds that written letters make. Students first…

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]]> https://cstuarthardwick.com/2024/11/09/are-you-illiterate/feed/ 1 8254 The Truth About Storms and Power https://cstuarthardwick.com/2024/07/16/the-truth-about-storms-and-power/ https://cstuarthardwick.com/2024/07/16/the-truth-about-storms-and-power/#respond Tue, 16 Jul 2024 18:11:17 +0000 https://cstuarthardwick.com/?p=8224 In the wake of Hurricane Beryl’s mawl of the Houston power grid, the current divisive political environment has spelled over…

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]]> https://cstuarthardwick.com/2024/07/16/the-truth-about-storms-and-power/feed/ 0 8224 Assessing the DIY Generator https://cstuarthardwick.com/2024/07/13/assessing-the-diy-generator/ https://cstuarthardwick.com/2024/07/13/assessing-the-diy-generator/#respond Sat, 13 Jul 2024 14:59:37 +0000 https://cstuarthardwick.com/?p=8216 On July 8th of this year, Hurricane Beryl swept directly over Houston, leaving two and a half million people without…

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