In the spirit of things, let me take you back to one of my better IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! entries, Total Recall. The temptation was to execute a remake of that post, as this movie is a remake of a previous movie (which is itself a Philip K. Dick adaptation), but I unfortunately ran out… Continue reading Movie Review: Total Recall
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Art on the Internet
There was a time, in my ignorant youth, when I’d say something is not art. Mostly this was related to modern art, be it the emotional spatters of Jackson Pollack or the austere compositions of Piet Mondrian. These days I know better: it’s possible to make art out of anything. There are stories to tell… Continue reading Art on the Internet
Flash Fiction: The Departure
My entry for the flash fiction challenge Inspiration from Inexplicable Photos: She’d gotten as far she could before her legs decided it was time for a break. Martina counted herself lucky as she sat in the middle of the airport, leaning against a post, not a meter from a packed bench. People hustled and bustled… Continue reading Flash Fiction: The Departure
Writer Report: Ideas Unsolicited
So Cold Streets is clipping along. I’m still waffling a bit on how to set up Godslayer, be it Lord of the Rings style multiple books or a large novel divided for the sake of narrative, like in Tigana. I have my eyes peeled for opportunities to write for contests or anthologies, and of course… Continue reading Writer Report: Ideas Unsolicited
FNM: Walking After Midnight
Art by D. Alexander Gregory The gates are open, and all ten guilds of Ravnica are available to players old and new in Magic: the Gathering’s Standard format. This is one of the problems with the format, actually: every few months, the available cards change radically. Some previously robust deck solutions get the wind taken… Continue reading FNM: Walking After Midnight
Game Review: The Walking Dead
Here, take this. It’s my zombie card. I’m turning it in because as of this writing, I have never read the graphic novel The Walking Dead, nor have I tuned in for the television series. What I know of the series has been gathered from snippets of others’ conversations, posts on Tumblr, and good old-fashioned… Continue reading Game Review: The Walking Dead
Objective Criticism
I don’t consider myself a critic. I don’t have the experience, the background, or the clout to saddle myself with that label. I’ve taken a stab at the life before, and as fun as it can be to put my thoughts together and then spew them out into a microphone, more often than not it… Continue reading Objective Criticism
Flash Fiction: Three Haikus
This week’s challenge was a bit different. The task was, “tell a story in three haikus.” I played with a couple ideas before settling on this one. Enjoy. My cat ate a gem. It belonged to a smuggler. Now we’re in big trouble. The chase was merry, From Rome to Moscow to Prague – Bond… Continue reading Flash Fiction: Three Haikus
Writer Report: Blog State
While working on Cold Streets does take up most of my writing time, I do take notice of trends here on the blog. And it seems to me that my hits have diminished somewhat over the past week. I’m not sure why this is, but I’m going to keep at it. I have plenty of… Continue reading Writer Report: Blog State
Gaming in 2013
The new year is in full swing. I’m starting it off writing by carving out writing time on a daily basis (for the most part, more tomorrow on that). But once the writing is done, and with Fringe done and Sherlock‘s third season not yet underway, what sort of amusements fill my time once I… Continue reading Gaming in 2013
