by mike | Jul 20, 2026 | Books, Bookstores, Death, Editing, Films About Books, Films About Writers, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Nightmares, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
Through the decades I’ve enjoyed pretty much all of the films in which Sam Neill performed. Learning of his sudden death last week at the age of 78 saddened me. As an homage I watched three of my favorite films: Jurassic Park, Event Horizon, and In the Mouth of...
by mike | Jul 13, 2026 | Ghosts, Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
You normally don’t think of bridges when it comes to hauntings. Bridges are useful structures that get you across busy roads, or train tracks, or even rivers. But many bridges around the world—especially older ones—have grim histories because of bad or weird things...
by mike | Jul 6, 2026 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Comedy/sci-fi, Humor, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
Some fun today, lifted from the pages of my most recent book, The Magic of the Bike Path (A Jack Miller Senior Moment: Book Six). Jack hasn’t ridden the Ultimate Bike Path for nine months due to a “major malfunction.” Now, the Old Guy—his alien handler—has assured him...
by mike | Jun 29, 2026 | Gardens, Travel, Uncategorized |
Consider this a sneak preview of a brief scene that will appear in my next book, which should be ready for public consumption before the end of the year. I just had to write about a place in the UK where all of the plants and trees are toxic, some downright deadly....
by mike | Jun 22, 2026 | Action/Adventure, Books, Movies, Uncategorized |
Who knew? I sure as heck didn’t. Charlton Heston, a Hollywood mega-star throughout the second half of the 20th century, portrayed Robert Louis Stevenson’s infamous one-legged sea cook/pirate in a 1990 film version of his classic novel, Treasure Island? Well, shiver me...
