Rather than do my usual thing of reposting my blog post from 4th of July last year, I’m going to share with you John Green’s special on how this day, in which a bunch of colonial land-owners signed a document that basically flipped off their imperial homeland, became a national holiday. Next year I may… Continue reading How Independence Day Happened
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Movie Review: Hellboy – Blood & Iron
I’m not sure what it is about tales of the occult and the supernatural that fascinate me so deeply. It could be the notion that the things that go bump in the night are more than just settling houses and gusts of wind; that right in front of us, just out of sight and barely… Continue reading Movie Review: Hellboy – Blood & Iron
Characters vs. Icons
There’s another Marvel movie due out before the end of the summer. I’m cautiously optimistic about The Wolverine. Many (some might say all) of Logan’s most interesting stories come from his time in Japan, a time that has not happened in the films until now. I can understand why some might be trepidatious given the… Continue reading Characters vs. Icons
Flash Fiction: Fenris and the Pilot
Art courtesy Valkyrie Power This week’s Flash has a two-fold purpose: to meet the weekly challenge over at Terribleminds (Down the TV Tropes Rabbit Hole, my random trope was “Amusing Alien”) and to provide some hot robot action for my friends at Geekadelphia. From the moment they got the distress signal, Jack knew the mission… Continue reading Flash Fiction: Fenris and the Pilot
Writer Report: Emergence
The last week or two have been very difficult for me. I’ve been fighting off a pretty nasty bout of depression, and feelings of lethargy and frustration had been vying for my attention. I think I’m emerging from the other end of it, though, and taking steps towards a better future. This is improvement, even… Continue reading Writer Report: Emergence
Flash Fiction: The Last Saloon
After an unfortunate false start last night, I re-rolled for Chuck’s flash fiction challenge “Another Roll of the Dice“. The new rolls gave me the “Grindhouse” genre, with the elements “a troublesome dog” and “a hidden compartment”. The road stretched out into the inky darkness, pierced only by the headlights of the purring 1960 DeSoto… Continue reading Flash Fiction: The Last Saloon
A Few Words on Rights
I really don’t have anything more important to say today than this: DOMA is dead. Prop 8 was dismissed. There have been a lot of vocal arguments on both sides of the issue. Equal rights is a matter of logic more than it is a matter of morality. Think about it. If you want a… Continue reading A Few Words on Rights
Long Days
I still feel like I’m behind the 8-ball. I’m still running on less than my usual level of energy, with long days and longer nights racking up against me. It’s going to be a couple months until I’m officially on vacation, so I’ll just scrape together what rest I can until then. Carving out time… Continue reading Long Days
The (Physically) Written Word
In the words of the inimitable Ferris Bueller, “Life moves pretty fast.” I spent equal parts of this past weekend wrapped up in my Internets and staying away from them. I started watching Supernatural with the missus, got some chores done, played some Magic. I played some games, watched more Doctor Who, celebrated the release… Continue reading The (Physically) Written Word
Stubborn Stinkbrain
I used to be really, really good at quitting. I can think of several instances in my past where I would be attempting something, run into the first real obstacle, and just give up. I would avoid putting myself in positions where I would have to deal with any major difficulties or consequences. I hate… Continue reading Stubborn Stinkbrain
