Okay, in all honesty, I have no idea when the novel contest was or why I felt inclined to enter it. Or if I even did enter it. The ol’ cracker barrel ain’t what it used to be, as Uncle Karl might say. Regardless, I saw this as I was re-opening my files for the… Continue reading Canned Goods: Vampire Novel Contest Thingie
IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Dark City
[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/darkcity.mp3] In the course of writing this review, things have gone on a lot longer than I thought they would. So I’m not going to waste any more of your time than necessary today, folks. It’s way too nice outside in eastern Pennsylvania, anyway. So, without further adieu, here follows my review of Dark City,… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Dark City
Tear Down That Wall
Athletes often talk of ‘hitting the wall’. Without the right training or glucose intake, an endurance runner will come to a point where they’re all but overwhelmed with fatigue. These folks love to run and train hard for a marathon, but in the midst of their enjoyment comes a point that drains them of energy… Continue reading Tear Down That Wall
Why Contrivance Sucks
Let’s face it. Fiction is a planned endeavor. The best works are ones that are plotted out from first act to last, from beginning to end. They have structure, flow and purpose. Some even have a message to deliver along with a story to tell. But when that message is tied to an anvil dropped… Continue reading Why Contrivance Sucks
Living by the Creed
I know what you’re thinking. “Oh, crap! He’s finally snapped! He’s going to get himself a white hoodie and start jumping on random people so he can stab them in the neck with a #2 pencil to to make sure people get the irony!” First of all, no. Neither Altaiir nor Ezio jumped on ‘random’… Continue reading Living by the Creed
If I Wrote For Lucas: Episode 3
Concluding one of the possible ways the story arc of those Star Wars prequels could have gone if I’d written them. Episode 1 is here, and Episode 2 is here. Remember, I don’t own anything created by Lucas and I’m not looking to profit from any of this, but it is my work and if… Continue reading If I Wrote For Lucas: Episode 3
If I Wrote For Lucas: Episode 2
Continuing the sort of plots, characters and themes I’d have pursued if it had fallen to me to write the Star Wars prequels. Episode 1 is right here. This one ended up a bit longer than I thought it would. I could probably work C-3P0 and R2-D2 in here somewhere, but I’d rather focus on… Continue reading If I Wrote For Lucas: Episode 2
If I Wrote For Lucas: Episode 1
So I think a good way to spend at least part of this holiday weekend is to put down some of the thoughts I’ve had about what could’ve been done with the Star Wars prequels. Utterly pointless, but then again, so are the prequels as they stand now. It goes without saying that I don’t… Continue reading If I Wrote For Lucas: Episode 1
IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Ghost in the Shell
[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/gits.mp3] Back in the days of the late 80s and early 90s, when the excess of the previous decade were giving way to the ‘edgy’ goth culture that emerged to dominate a lot of the media in the next – The Crow, Spawn, A Nightmare Before Christmas, etc – America was getting its first real… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Ghost in the Shell
Avatar vs. District 9
This is an interesting position for me to be in. It seems that last week’s review of Avatar had some people wondering what movie I’d actually seen, since I didn’t instantly fall in love with Pandora, nor did I gas myself into oblivion to be reincarnated as a Na’vi. …Okay, that’s an exaggeration, but still,… Continue reading Avatar vs. District 9
