The Space Beyond Space

As scientists discover more about the Universe, the hard and fast rules of physics seem to be less so. The ironclad constants are not so constant, particles can both exist and not exist at the same time, and it turns out God does, occasionally, play dice with the universe. There are theories now that say … Continue reading The Space Beyond Space →

On the Shoulders of Giants

I've been reading Necronomicon, a massive collection of Lovecraft's stories. Lovecraft has always informed what I write, even before I started reading his stories. He influenced the writers who influenced me, Stephen King in particular. And when I got into my big Lovecraft kick right after high school, I began to make a couple of … Continue reading On the Shoulders of Giants →

Cobbled in the Kitchen

Today, I nearly set fire to an ear of corn. It wasn't on purpose. I generally like my corn non- carbonized. As I've mentioned in a few other blog posts, my cooking skills are not quite up to par. So I'll do things like roll corn cob in some butter and throw it in a … Continue reading Cobbled in the Kitchen →

Pain in the Word

There comes short and brutal little periods where I am incapable of writing anything. Words don't come, they stay locked away or they just never existed. This is a problematical thing when I've decided that I have to write every single day, whether I want to or not. So I have drag each word out … Continue reading Pain in the Word →

Restaurant Review: Empire Garden

Emily and I had decided that we were going to get Chinese food one night. That, of course, meant that we had to go to Chinatown. By the time we got there, we were so hungry that we just lurched into the first restaurant we saw and that's how we discovered Empire Garden. When you … Continue reading Restaurant Review: Empire Garden →

An Angry God in the Hands of the Sinners

It's telling that, in our fiction, our creations are constantly and continuously trying to kill us. Look at Frankenstein's monster, and see something that becomes driven mad by its creator's lack of love. All it wants, at the start, is to be accepted as what it is; a thinking living being. Instead, it's shunned by … Continue reading An Angry God in the Hands of the Sinners →

Scooper Bowl Over Super Bowl Any Day

Today, Emily and I went to the Scooper Bowl. The Scooper Bowl (for people who didn't want to click the link) is an annual event where they raise money for the Jimmy Fund Foundation by letting people eat a massive amount of ice cream for only eight dollars. To be brutally honest, I like ice cream. … Continue reading Scooper Bowl Over Super Bowl Any Day →

Insanity on a Scrap of Paper

Yesterday, someone handed me their insanity on a scrap of paper. It was a scrawl of words, tightly packed and obeying no lines. They struggled to stay coherent in narrow confines, but they would not be denied by space or rationality. Words were packed on top of other words, crammed up together in borderline illegibility. … Continue reading Insanity on a Scrap of Paper →

Restaurant Review: Smoken’ Joes

I occasionally get the tiniest bit nostalgic for the South. Actually, correction, during this past winter I really missed the South. Boston's winter was absurdly snowy. North Carolina knows that snow is a rarity and something that should only happen once or twice a year (if that). Boston apparently thinks that the ground should be … Continue reading Restaurant Review: Smoken’ Joes →

Book Review: Area 51 by Annie Jacobsen

I've never been a fan of the idea that the government is hiding space aliens from us. Partly it's because the people who espouse this particular brand of paranoia always strike me as two hairs away from batshit insane. Mostly though it's because I've never seen any good evidence for it. I haven't seen good … Continue reading Book Review: Area 51 by Annie Jacobsen →