Category: Writing

• It’s Monday – Don’t Be Afraid to Let Your Freak Flag Fly

• For Today’s Funky Friday, The Fantastical Fusion of Sci-Fi & the Funk: Even in Space, the Booty Don’t Lie

  Ever since the 1970s, science fiction and the funk have somehow emerged as two great tastes that taste great together. I suppose we can credit George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic…

• An East Coast Gringo Embraces Day of the Dead (Line)

  When I moved to Yuma, Ariz., in 1996, I was the freshest of fresh-meat gringos you’d ever want to meet. Prior to crossing the Mississippi River on my way there,…

• It’s Halloween, Kids … Scary Stuff! Mwuahahahaha … BOO!

  True story: As a kid, I was unnaturally obsessed with monsters. I would read or buy anything I could get my hands on that involved the classic characters, especially Dracula,…

• Your To-Do List for Monday. On Your Way, Then, Good People.

• Entirely Biased and Totally Subjective Book Review: ‘Sacré Bleu’ by Christopher Moore

  You can dive into Sacré Bleu, the most recent non-spinoff work from comic/fantasy yarn spinner Christopher Moore, without an art history degree, but it might not be a bad idea…

• It’s My Birthday, So You Get the Presents (Spoiler – It’s FREE EBOOKS!)

  Hi, yes … that fateful day has arrived. Today I turn 45. Given the new realities of the lifespan of healthy humans (and the fact that genetics are working in…

• Today’s Funky Friday Brought to You by The Roots and … Elvis Costello? (A Rumination on Genre Busting)

  OK, lemme ‘splain. Anyone who’s read this blog … you know – ever – has a pretty good idea that I’m an Elvis Costello fan from way back, and there’s…

• A Little Something To Keep In Mind for Your Weekend

• After This Weekend, I’m Renaming Monday “Napday”

  This weekend flew, with the usual basket full of chores and fun topped off with a last-minute, quick turnaround editing assignment from the West Coast that didn’t wrap up until…