It’s Coming

Certain folks have been looking at the weather lately and are claiming that these are portents of God's wrath. After all, hurricanes are a rare novelty on the East Coast and the only explanation can be that a deity who's heavily invested in Congressional hijinks is really angry. Nonetheless, they're all watching for the wrong … Continue reading It’s Coming →

The Rules of Horror

Horror movies exist primarily to do one thing: scare people. And, for the most part, horror movies fail in that one goal. They shock, they gross out, they startle, but they don't truly scare. There's nothing scary about Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger. There's nothing scary about torture porn like Hostel and the entire Saw … Continue reading The Rules of Horror →

Shakespeare on Common

Emily and I went to see Shakespeare on the Commons last week. Every year, folks can see the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company perform on the Commons free of charge. This year, they performed one of Shakespeare's comedies, "All's Well That Ends Well". I didn't know the first thing about it before we went, but, after a quick … Continue reading Shakespeare on Common →

The Newest Book

Since it's been a while, let's talk about the book. No, not that book. The newest one. The one that hasn't been written yet. I'm...extremely tentative about this one. I want this one to be perfect. I want the table of contents to work properly. I want the formatting to sparkle. I don't want there to … Continue reading The Newest Book →

Suspension of DisBelief

Lately, I've become more and more obsessed with the idea of bringing my stories into the real world. By that, I mean to blend reality and fiction. I want to smudge the boundaries between my fiction and the world we live in. I have one or two ideas on how to do this. I want … Continue reading Suspension of DisBelief →