by mike | Oct 19, 2026 | Baseball, Fantasy, Horror, Horror Movies, Magical realism, Movies, Mystery Films, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
As I’ve mentioned one or two—or fifty—times since I started this blog, Field of Dreams (1989) is my all-time favorite movie. By extension, so are its stars, in particular Amy Madigan, who played Annie Kinsella, the upbeat, feisty wife of Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner)....
by mike | Oct 12, 2026 | Books, California, Comedy/sci-fi, Life, Mysteries, Uncategorized, Writing |
Well, things were going just dandy into September as I continued writing my latest opus, Mysteries of the Bike Path (A Jack Miller Senior Moment: Book Seven). I had surpassed the halfway point and was on a roll. Then—unfortunately—the last three weeks happened....
by mike | Oct 5, 2026 | Baseball, Comedy/sci-fi, Humor, Life, Sports, Uncategorized |
At various times during my six-book (soon to be seven) comedy/sci-fi series featuring cosmic bike rider Jack Miller (my alter ego), I have him stating my own personal mantra. Neither of us intend to depart this plane of existence until the San Diego Padres have won a...
by mike | Sep 28, 2026 | Creature Features, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
Is the new “science fiction/survival” film, The End of Oak Street, a fun, exciting 99 minutes with an old-time “creature feature” vibe? Absolutely. Is it—as some reviews stated—the best dinosaur movie of all time? Absolutely not. Uh-uh, not even close. WORMHOLES AND...
by mike | Sep 21, 2026 | Death, Ghosts, Myths & Legends, Uncategorized |
The small island of Poveglia is located in the Venetian Lagoon, between Venice and Lido in northern Italy. Some refer to it as the World’s Most Haunted Island, and with good reason, given the more than one hundred-thousand people who died there in so limited a space....
