Gray Rinehart, a/k/a the GrayMan
@grayrinehart.bsky.social
I write stories and songs and other things.
I edit novels and evaluate submissions for Baen Books.
USAF veteran, once and former engineer, worker in wood and words.
Friend to the friendly, ambivalent to the unfriendly, enemy to few.
I edit novels and evaluate submissions for Baen Books.
USAF veteran, once and former engineer, worker in wood and words.
Friend to the friendly, ambivalent to the unfriendly, enemy to few.
I keep hearing we might be living in a simulation. If so, how about simulate me winning the lottery?😂🤣
December 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I keep hearing we might be living in a simulation. If so, how about simulate me winning the lottery?😂🤣
Just something I've been thinking about for a while: Human rights are, above all, individual rights. www.grayrinehart.com/blog/human-r...
December 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Just something I've been thinking about for a while: Human rights are, above all, individual rights. www.grayrinehart.com/blog/human-r...
New additions to my website: woodcrafts! Just a few for now, with more to come. www.grayrinehart.com/crafts.html
December 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
New additions to my website: woodcrafts! Just a few for now, with more to come. www.grayrinehart.com/crafts.html
He said, "She said."
She said, "He said."
We said, "They said."
They said what they always said.
And no one saw that they were he, and she, and we.
She said, "He said."
We said, "They said."
They said what they always said.
And no one saw that they were he, and she, and we.
December 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
He said, "She said."
She said, "He said."
We said, "They said."
They said what they always said.
And no one saw that they were he, and she, and we.
She said, "He said."
We said, "They said."
They said what they always said.
And no one saw that they were he, and she, and we.
If I ever stole your thunder, I would gladly give it back - or, failing that, raise a thunderous roar on your behalf! (Can you think of a way? Let me know.)
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
If I ever stole your thunder, I would gladly give it back - or, failing that, raise a thunderous roar on your behalf! (Can you think of a way? Let me know.)
Last night I dreamed I was taking some weird professional military education (PME) course. I don't remember what I learned (dang it), but the strangest part was at the end, when I was getting on my horse to ride to graduation! 😂
December 1, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Last night I dreamed I was taking some weird professional military education (PME) course. I don't remember what I learned (dang it), but the strangest part was at the end, when I was getting on my horse to ride to graduation! 😂
Just a thought: "yearning to breathe free" entails more than gaining a little temporary liberty.
https://www.grayrinehart.com/blog/yearning-to-breathe-free/
https://www.grayrinehart.com/blog/yearning-to-breathe-free/
Yearning to Breathe Free? – Gray's "Ghost Writer" Blog
www.grayrinehart.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Just a thought: "yearning to breathe free" entails more than gaining a little temporary liberty.
https://www.grayrinehart.com/blog/yearning-to-breathe-free/
https://www.grayrinehart.com/blog/yearning-to-breathe-free/
This morning's fun: Used ChatGPT to compose a near-gibberish reply to a spammer. It wrote, "Many thankings for your very gentle offerings, but my heart say no-no this time, kindly please. I am appreciating muchly, yet I must stepping back now. Gratitudes and soft refusals." 😂🤣
November 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
This morning's fun: Used ChatGPT to compose a near-gibberish reply to a spammer. It wrote, "Many thankings for your very gentle offerings, but my heart say no-no this time, kindly please. I am appreciating muchly, yet I must stepping back now. Gratitudes and soft refusals." 😂🤣
"My Vitrified House"
My throwing arm's exhausted from heaving all those stones
And the panes I shattered cut my feet to shreds
My yard is littered with rocks and shards and far too many bones
Of my neighbors maimed by glassy arrowheads
My throwing arm's exhausted from heaving all those stones
And the panes I shattered cut my feet to shreds
My yard is littered with rocks and shards and far too many bones
Of my neighbors maimed by glassy arrowheads
November 29, 2025 at 12:16 PM
"My Vitrified House"
My throwing arm's exhausted from heaving all those stones
And the panes I shattered cut my feet to shreds
My yard is littered with rocks and shards and far too many bones
Of my neighbors maimed by glassy arrowheads
My throwing arm's exhausted from heaving all those stones
And the panes I shattered cut my feet to shreds
My yard is littered with rocks and shards and far too many bones
Of my neighbors maimed by glassy arrowheads
I remind myself from time to time: Everyone is doing their best, but precious few know precisely what to do.
November 28, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I remind myself from time to time: Everyone is doing their best, but precious few know precisely what to do.
As I wrote in my newsletter this morning, I hope and pray that you have many reasons to be thankful—so many that each one you recall brings another to mind, and another, and another, and your smile widens and your joy increases as the day goes along! Happy Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 12:28 PM
As I wrote in my newsletter this morning, I hope and pray that you have many reasons to be thankful—so many that each one you recall brings another to mind, and another, and another, and your smile widens and your joy increases as the day goes along! Happy Thanksgiving!
As noted earlier: Maybe faith is less important than we sometimes think - which would be good news for those of us with questions and doubts. https://www.grayrinehart.com/blog/not-faith-but-something-else/
Not Faith, But Something Else? – Gray's "Ghost Writer" Blog
www.grayrinehart.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
As noted earlier: Maybe faith is less important than we sometimes think - which would be good news for those of us with questions and doubts. https://www.grayrinehart.com/blog/not-faith-but-something-else/
Maybe faith is less important than we sometimes think - which would be good news for those of us with questions and doubts. https://www.grayrinehart.com/blog/not-faith-but-something-else/
Not Faith, But Something Else? – Gray's "Ghost Writer" Blog
www.grayrinehart.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Maybe faith is less important than we sometimes think - which would be good news for those of us with questions and doubts. https://www.grayrinehart.com/blog/not-faith-but-something-else/
I find that I appreciate people with strong ideals, but I don't appreciate idealists quite so much.
I wonder if anyone can relate to that….
I wonder if anyone can relate to that….
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I find that I appreciate people with strong ideals, but I don't appreciate idealists quite so much.
I wonder if anyone can relate to that….
I wonder if anyone can relate to that….
@SovGraceChurches, do you really want to challenge the attendees at your Pastors Conference? Introduce them to my thought-provoking little book, A Church More Like Christ: https://www.amazon.com/Church-More-Like-Christ-ebook/dp/B0DDTLQSFG/
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November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
@SovGraceChurches, do you really want to challenge the attendees at your Pastors Conference? Introduce them to my thought-provoking little book, A Church More Like Christ: https://www.amazon.com/Church-More-Like-Christ-ebook/dp/B0DDTLQSFG/
Know any writers who plan to submit their work for consideration? Share this advice with them: https://www.grayrinehart.com/blog/beyond-imagination-i-think-not/
Beyond Imagination? I Think Not – Gray's "Ghost Writer" Blog
www.grayrinehart.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Know any writers who plan to submit their work for consideration? Share this advice with them: https://www.grayrinehart.com/blog/beyond-imagination-i-think-not/
Share this with any writers you know, who plan to submit their work for consideration: https://www.grayrinehart.com/blog/beyond-imagination-i-think-not/
Beyond Imagination? I Think Not – Gray's "Ghost Writer" Blog
www.grayrinehart.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Share this with any writers you know, who plan to submit their work for consideration: https://www.grayrinehart.com/blog/beyond-imagination-i-think-not/
Some advice for authors submitting their work: https://www.grayrinehart.com/blog/beyond-imagination-i-think-not/
Beyond Imagination? I Think Not – Gray's "Ghost Writer" Blog
www.grayrinehart.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Some advice for authors submitting their work: https://www.grayrinehart.com/blog/beyond-imagination-i-think-not/
In honor of the day, here's Mikey Mason's song, "Great Pumpkin" - https://mikeymason.bandcamp.com/track/great-pumpkin
Great Pumpkin, by Mikey Mason
from the album Driven
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October 31, 2025 at 4:01 PM
In honor of the day, here's Mikey Mason's song, "Great Pumpkin" - https://mikeymason.bandcamp.com/track/great-pumpkin
This is pretty cool - good work, @NASA & LockMart! https://www.fastcompany.com/91431348/nasa-x-59-test-flight-race-to-resurrect-supersonic-flight
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October 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
This is pretty cool - good work, @NASA & LockMart! https://www.fastcompany.com/91431348/nasa-x-59-test-flight-race-to-resurrect-supersonic-flight
Friends, if you're used to e-mailing me at my old web domain, please note that I've switched over to @grayrinehart.com for all my addresses. Sorry if this causes you any trouble!
October 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Friends, if you're used to e-mailing me at my old web domain, please note that I've switched over to @grayrinehart.com for all my addresses. Sorry if this causes you any trouble!
This looks promising! (Oh, and full disclosure: We've published four of the novels in this series.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtrlS0oot5I
The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin | Official Teaser
The wait is almost over. The Pendragon Cycle premieres exclusively on DailyWire+ January 22, 2026. All Access members watch Episodes 1 & 2 firstâChristmas Da...
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October 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This looks promising! (Oh, and full disclosure: We've published four of the novels in this series.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtrlS0oot5I
So the MWSA deemed two of my books - Elements of War; and, A Church More Like Christ - worthy of silver medals … does that mean I'm now an "award-winning" author?
September 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
So the MWSA deemed two of my books - Elements of War; and, A Church More Like Christ - worthy of silver medals … does that mean I'm now an "award-winning" author?
Nice post on empathy and sympathy, rather than empathy vs. sympathy.
Some flame wars got me to wondering: What is the difference between sympathy and empathy? (The flame wars showed few signs of either.) garymcgath.com/sympathy-emp...
Sympathy and empathy
This is a post about word usage, not about the murder of Charlie Kirk, but it started from seeing a lot of online rage about a statement of his. According to Snopes, he once said: I can’t sta…
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September 17, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Nice post on empathy and sympathy, rather than empathy vs. sympathy.
Well, didn't win the big lottery.
Didn't play, either; that made it kind of hard! 😜
Didn't play, either; that made it kind of hard! 😜
September 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Well, didn't win the big lottery.
Didn't play, either; that made it kind of hard! 😜
Didn't play, either; that made it kind of hard! 😜