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Freedom Fries
So back in the 90s there was this television show called Bablyon 5. Over the 5 year story arc the Earth Alliance goes from your standard Sci-Fi-Peaceful-Explorer to a fascist police state. And...
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Words. Words. Words.
Nerdmaste and happy Friday to you all, my lovely readers. Today I bring you a rant about something near and dear to my heart: Words. This week I’ve seen multiple conversations talking about language....
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Legendary
I’ve been working lately on various projects, on “strengthening my author platform” (see my new Facebook page) and otherwise living. Yesterday, though, I got news that a guy I went to junior high and...
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Cotton Candy With A Door
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away a friend of mine once referred to my brain as “Cotton Candy With A Door”. Never have been quite sure if this is a compliment or not. I prefer to think of it...
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My People
I don’t know what to say. I mean, there are words careening through my head. Some of them are cool and rational while others are fiery. I didn’t know anyone in that theater in Aurora, Colorado today....
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Violence in Stories
Something like 10 years ago I wrote a paper for a college exam that compared and contrasted Jesus Christ with Superman. It wasn’t tongue-in-cheek or trying to be subversive. Well, to be fair, I might...
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He’s Just a Boy
So, after the episode of Romper Room Presidential debate last night, my friend started channel surfing and came across one of the two Batman movies that I’ve tried to pretend never existed. You know,...
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Scraps of a Life
The other day I was wandering through my local used bookstore when I found scraps of someone’s life stuffed between pages 14 and 15 of Neil Gaiman’s STARDUST. Four yellow post-it notes smooshed...
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Nerdscape: An Evolution
So, fellow Arizona author Kevin Hearne is hosting a photo contest for a worthy Nerdscape. A nerdscape, as Hearne puts it, is a place for you to let your geek flag fly. I took a picture, thinking that...
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Watch 1994 Madison Scouts in Music | View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com That right there? That video was the first exposure I ever had to Drum Corps. Some Friday night in October ’95 I was...
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