by mike | May 20, 2019 | Aging, Death, Life, Movies, Music, Romance, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
A national treasure is gone. Singer, actress, animal rights activist Doris Day passed away last week at the amazing age of ninety-seven from complications of pneumonia. Word of her death, in her hometown of Carmel, California came from her charity, the Doris Day...
by mike | May 2, 2019 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Death, Editing, Publishing, Sword & Planet, Uncategorized, Writing |
Getting a chance (and having the time) to rewrite some problematic novels from the past is one of the great joys of retirement. This post first ran in 2015, and I mostly left it as is. In order to introduce my latest re-release, Warlord of Maldrinium (World After...
by mike | Apr 22, 2019 | Death, Fantasy, Horror Movies, Humor, Life, Movies, Science Fiction, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
During his all-too-brief career—and life—actor Kevin Peter Hall was billed as “…the tallest man on stage and screen.” At over 7’2” the assessment was spot on. It also led to some memorable roles for this gentle giant from Pittsburgh. BASKETBALL OR FILM? Born in 1955,...
by mike | Jan 31, 2019 | Death, Guest Posts, Holocaust, Native Americans, Uncategorized |
By Simon Moya-Smith I have written a great deal about the abuse of this country’s indigenous People, and also about the travesty that was the Holocaust. This sobering guest article, first published on the website of the Indian Country Today Media Network,...
by mike | Jan 7, 2019 | Books, Death, Editing, Films About Writers, Ghosts, Horror Movies, Movies, Psychological Thrillers, Romance, Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
The 2006 mystery/ghost story, Half Light, starring Demi Moore, somehow got past me all these years. Well, better late than never. Here is a brief introduction, with absolutely no spoiler alert. I do not want to ruin this compelling film for anyone. WHEN THE DARKNESS...
by mike | Dec 10, 2018 | Books, Death, Holocaust, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Last week, in a quiet suburb near San Diego, some moronic cretins thought it would be fun to paint a swastika on the home of a Jewish family. On the first night of Chanukah the family decorated the front of their house with a Star of David and dancing dreidels. Their...
