by mike | Dec 1, 2025 | Books, California, Fantasy, Humor, Myths & Legends, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
In my latest opus, THE MAGIC OF THE BIKE PATH (A Jack Miller Senior Moment: Book Six), cosmic bike rider Jack Miller finds himself in a never-ending fog bank, where he meets some, ah, “unique” life forms. This includes Bigfoot, who Jack encounters as he walks...
by mike | Nov 20, 2025 | Books, California, Horror, Native Americans, Publishing, Research, Uncategorized |
Writer’s block has been around since primitive men and women had difficulty deciding what to scrawl on cave walls. This 2012 post would have been relevant even back then. Okay, I don’t mean to belittle a malady that is prevalent among so many writers. It’s just that...
by mike | Oct 20, 2025 | California, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
Thousands of frenzied birds invade a small, coastal California town, slamming into houses, destroying property, and terrorizing the locals. Sounds like the storyline for Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 horror classic, The Birds, yes? Actually, no…not the one I’m writing...
by mike | Oct 16, 2025 | California, Humor, Life, Travel, Uncategorized |
It was 55 degrees here last night, but somehow, I survived. This post first ran a few years ago…in the winter, of course. On one of my daily walks last week—sun shining, 70° here in Southern California—I got to thinking about why I relocated to the San Diego area in...
by mike | Sep 4, 2025 | Blowing Shit Up, California, Disaster Movies, Movie Lines, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Die Hard, a very merry Christmas movie? This post first ran in 2022 The discussion has gone on for decades. Is Die Hard, the 1988 Bruce Willis-fueled thriller, a Christmas movie? I’m sure you have your own take on this (non-earth-shaking) issue, but in my humble...
by mike | Aug 18, 2025 | Books, California, Horror, Uncategorized, Women |
To reiterate what I wrote last week, I absolutely love and respect strong women! Heck, I had a fabulous one as my life partner for over three decades. I try to impart that same strength and resolve to the female characters in all of my two dozen+ books, and that is...
