by mike | Aug 15, 2019 | Books, Horror, Myths & Legends, Native Americans, Uncategorized, Writers' Retreat, Writing |
I modeled the writers’ and artists’ colony in one of my novels, Demon Shadows, after this amazing place. This post first ran in 2015. For well over a century the artists’ community called Yaddo, located in Saratoga Springs, NY, has nurtured creativity by giving...
by mike | Aug 5, 2019 | Books, Death, Holocaust, Non-Fiction, Psychological Thrillers, Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
I’ve chosen this time to re-run a post from a few years back. Why? Given the horrors of the past few days, I think that’s obvious. EVIL is running rampant, and if anything it is getting worse. This morning my bride picked up the main section of our local newspaper and...
by mike | Jul 4, 2019 | Aging, Books, Life, Uncategorized |
It took me a long time before I read my first eBook, but now… This post first ran in 2015. I admit it: when it came to reading eBooks on Kindle or other e-readers, I stood in the forefront of many other Luddites who insisted that holding a paperback or hardcover...
by mike | Jun 27, 2019 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
French novelist Jules Verne is often referred to as the “Father of Science Fiction.” You’ll get no argument from me. This post, about one of his most famous works, first ran in 2015. My muse, Edgar Rice Burroughs, wrote his adventure novel, At the Earth’s Core, in...
by mike | Jun 24, 2019 | Books, Death, Humor, Mystery Films, Mystery Novels, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
There are not many TV series that survive for two decades. But England’s detective drama, Midsomer Murders, has been aired on ITV for twenty seasons, and a twenty-first installment is already in the works. Wow, that’s impressive! FROM AWARD-WINNING NOVEL TO THE SMALL...
by mike | Jun 20, 2019 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Death, Ghosts, Life, Publishing, Science Fiction, Sword & Planet, Uncategorized, Writing |
The first novel that I ever published had the main character getting knocked off in the opening chapter. Really!? This post first ran in 2015. I’ve never dwelled too much on what happens after I croak. But now that I’m pushing an age that once seemed science fiction,...
