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I’m very excited to share my story, “Doll,” is published in the Spring 2022 issue of Snarl: A Journal of Literature and Art (#3). The issue just came out. There are other stories, poems, and art in the issue. I’ve really enjoyed I’ve everything I’ve read in it thus far. You can get the issue in digital or print at...
As big a fascination as robots are in popular culture, as much as an absolute mainstay that they are in science-fiction, it may seem odd to think of robots as fairly young. At the time of this posting in 2022, there are very elderly people who’ve been alive longer than the word “robot.” Robots have quite the history when it...
There is a slew of content on the internet about shopping malls closing, about the loss of what was once a societal staple of American culture. Many of the articles are primarily about the changing retail landscape, and often come off as an attack on the hub of commercialization shopping mall’s once represented. The term “mall” can apply to different...
Within oral and written records of early stories, supernatural creatures are abundant. Did people really believe in fairies in the forest, or that leprechauns could be found near rainbows? These things may have been mostly entertaining, but such tales also tend to have some inkling for inspiration, perhaps some small bits of misconstrued truth. Even contemporary “myths” about Bigfoot and...
It has been quite a while since I’ve posted anything on this website. Well, writing can be a rather slow process after all. This, while managing other aspects of life, particularly full-tome work. But I wanted to give some updates. MYOPIA will eventually return. I am planning to do so by this summer, and I still have many ideas in...
I’m happy to announce I have a story titled, “Tethered,” in the Tales From the Dream Zone Anthology published by Flying Ketchup Press. This is the longest story I’ve ever had published, and I feel it is a great honor to be part of this collection of imaginative stories that all involve some aspect of the dreaming world. If you’d...
Squirt guns have become a summertime staple. What better way to cool off than blasting friends and family in the face with a blast of water...usually. How old are squirt guns and how did they change technologically over the years? Find out in the newest MYOPIA.
I’m happy to have a story in titled, “Sealed” in Zizzle Literary #2. Zizzle is a bookazine that promotes literary fiction both kids and adults can enjoy. Issue #2 is available now at Amazon and other book retailers.
A good movie remake is like finding six-year-old leftovers in the back of the freezer that taste something kind of like how they were once supposed to, if not a little different too. Yeah, remakes are common, and often disappointing, but sometimes they're also amazing. Check out this list of some movies that could really benefit from a trip through the remake machine.
Ninjas are about as easy to ignore these days as is a roundhouse kick to the head. Seriously, ninjas are all over. But unlike cheap Halloween costumes, toys, videogames, ninja-based-business-terminology, the ninja invasion of American entertainment began slow and subtle, rather like ninjas themselves. Read more about this history in the latest M.Y.O.P.I.A.
Fall is the season for horror. Not just for TV and movies. On these cold nights, as the moon disappears behind clouds, and leaves rustle against the corner of the house, there's nothing like reading a good scary book into the wee hours of the night. Check out my recommendation for classic horror books, and believe me, some of these are well worth reading, and others are well worth skipping.
Get ready to read about fashion...well, sort of. To end the slightly celebrated Superhero September on the site, check out a bit of food for thought on superhero outfits, and particularly, where the movies can really fail fans, and the core of what a character is, by getting the costume wrong.