Lock-down continues. I woke up this morning and felt like a rock, not a log, a rock. I didn't want to move. I could hear the world churning up around me like an old car trying to start. It's an hour later and my brain still feels like a mixture of cement and oatmeal. Even …
As I sit in my office and stare out the window like Joey from Friends, longing for sunlight on my face I'm drawn back into the world of Atom and Margo. What does quarantine mean to them? Does it even affect them? I'm guessing not. I mean, they're the crew of a ship that flies …
Quarantine sucks. No way around that. No way to sugar-coat it. Being forced to stay inside your home with no semblance of routine or normalcy in your day is a surefire way to push most of us to the edge of sanity. Some people are built for solitude. They are the people God put on …
It's been a while and for that I need to apologize. The writing process has gotten busy. I just made it through the first round of edits on Atom & Go: Genesis. It wasn't as bad as I was expecting, but it took some concentration and it made me wicked thankful for all of my …
Hijacked another title. I woke up at three something this morning to dreams of seeing old high-school friends at a book signing I was holding at a cook-book conference. At the author-talk I spoke to an audience consisting of veterans, my dad, and Hillary Clinton. From there I retired to a suite surrounded by people I hadn't …
I sat and plotted, trying to decide the best path for Atom to follow to the conclusion of his latest adventure. My eyes wandered, my mind meandered, my feet roamed... and I found myself sitting on the edge of my bed, staring at my sci-fi/fantasy bookshelf. It is an old screw-together, composite-board affair sitting in …
I've seen several posts across the social media platforms of late that ask the question: if you could go back in time and change something, would you? The question has followed me. From a literary standpoint, time-travel inherently falls into the realm of science-fiction. But it may be the most widespread of the sci-fi sub-genres. …
How do we view art from the past? Do decades or centuries make a difference? I read an article yesterday about the show Friends. In the article David Schwimmer defended the sitcom as groundbreaking for its time. However, by today's standards it lacks diversity and would be thrown in the gulag of bigotry for homophobia …
Early this week I talked about The Expanse in its literary form. I'm on book 7 and boy have things gone pear shaped. I'm still reading and am definitely loving the series. So, can the Amazon screen adaptation hold up? In a nutshell, no. Am I saying that I don't thoroughly enjoy the show? Absolutely …
What makes a good story? Is it characters? Maybe a good story needs action. Perhaps a political platform? I've heard every story needs romance. Does a good story need any or all of these elements? Well, I can say with confidence that The Expanse series has all of the above and where other space-operas have …
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